The Night Watch by Sarah Waters

The Night Watch by Sarah Waters

Moving back through the 1940s, through air raids, blacked out streets, illicit liaisons, sexual adventure, to end with its beginning in 1941, The Night Watch is the work of a truly brilliant and compelling storyteller. This is the story of four Londoners - three women and a young man with a past, drawn with absolute truth and intimacy. Kay, who drove an ambulance during the war and lived life at full throttle, now dresses in mannish clothes and wanders the streets with a restless hunger, searching . . . Helen, clever, sweet, much-loved, harbours a painful secret . . . Viv, glamour girl, is stubbornly, even foolishly loyal, to her soldier lover . . . Duncan, an apparent innocent, has had his own demons to fight during the war. Their lives, and their secrets connect in sometimes startling ways. War leads to strange alliances . . . Tender, tragic and beautifully poignant, set against the backdrop of feats of heroism both epic and ordinary, here is a novel of relationships that offers up subtle surprises and twists. The Night Watch is thrilling. A towering achievement.

The Night Watch is a truthful, lovely book that needs no conjuring tricks to make you want to read it again -- Philip Hensher * Observer *
'Brilliantly done. . the period detail never overwhelms the simple, passionate human story. It's a tour-de-force of hints, clues and dropped threads -- Suzi Feay * Independent on Sunday *
this outstandingly gifted novelist releases her imagination into her most compelling depiction yet -- Peter Kemp * Sunday Times *
Sarah Waters is one of the best storytellers alive today * Matt Thorne, INDEPENDENT on Sunday *
The Night Watch is sharply and compassionately observed, richly coloured, and compelling to read -- Michele Roberts * Independent *
Juanita McMahon reads Sarah Water s' masterly novel slowly, taking her time and mesmerising the listener with the low strength of her voice . . . It is marvellous * INDEPENDENT on Sunday *

Thrice crowned 2003 Author of the Year - by the Booksellers Association, Waterstone's and The British Book Awards. Winner of The South Bank Show Award, Sunday Times Author of the Year, The Somerset Maugham Award and the CWA. Shortlisted for The Man Booker and The Orange.

SKU	Unavailable
EAN	9781405501408
Title	The Night Watch
Release date	2006-02-02
Format	Audiobook CD Unabridged
Studio	Hachette Audio
Condition	Unavailable
Note	Unavailable

By (author)	Sarah Waters
Read by	Juanita McMahon