Tender and tragic set against the turbulent backdrop of wartime Britain<strong>The Night Watch</strong> is the extraordinary story of four Londoners Kay who wan... » 

Tender and tragic set against the turbulent backdrop of wartime BritainThe Night Watch is the extraordinary story of four Londoners Kay who wanders the streets in mannish clothes restless and searching8230Helen who harbours a troubling secret8230Viv glamour girl recklessly loyal to her soldier lover8230and Duncan an apparent innocent struggling with demons of his own.Moving back through the 1940s through air raids blackedout streets illicit liaisons and sexual adventure to end with its beginning in 1941 this is an astonishing novel.8216A truthful lovely book that needs no conjuring tricks to make you want to read it again8217 Philip Hensher OBSERVER8216She produces terrific narrative tension whether in a mad ambulance ride through the bombs or in loving someone other than the one you8217re with8217 John Harding DAILY MAIL8216Beautifully written deeply moving and utterly engrossing8217 ELLE8216Burns with a slow but scorching intensity8230 Sarah Waters is a great writer8217 Mark Bostridge INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY Sarah Waters the awardwinning author of three novels set in Victorian London returns with a stunning novel that marks a departure from the 19th century. «