The Night Watch av Sarah Waters

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<p><b><h3>The number one bestseller, a tender and tragic story set against the turbulence of wartime London</h3></b><br><br><i>The Night Watch</i> us the extraordinary story of four Londoners: Kay, who wanders the streets in mannish clothes, restless and searching... Helen, who harbours a troubling secret... Viv, a glamour girl, recklessly loyal to her soldier lover... and Duncan, an apparent innocent, struggling with demons of his own.<br><br>Moving back through the 1940s, through air raids, blacked-out streets, illicit liaisons and sexual adventure, to end with its beginning in 1941, this is an astonishing novel.<br><br><b>''Burns with a slow but scorching intensity'' Mark Bostridge, <i>Independent on Sunday</i></b><br><br><b>''Beautifully written, deeply moving and utterly engrossing'' <i>Elle</i></b><br><br><b>''Waters is an author to cherish, and this is probably her finest achievement yet'' Justine Jordan, <i>Guardian </i></b><br><br><b>''Terrific narrative tension'' <i>Daily Mai