The Night Watch[A] wonderful novel Waters is almost Dickensian in her wealth of description and depth of character. "Chicago Tribune" Moving back through the 1940s, through air raids, blacked-out streets, illicit partying, and sexual adventure, to end with its beginning in 1941, "The Night Watch" tells the story of four Londoners three women and a young man with a past whose lives, and those of their friends and lovers, connect in tragedy, stunning surprise and exquisite turns, only to change irreversibly in the shadow of a grand historical event." |
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Page 77
... he'd meant . But he lifted a shoulder , and went on in the same light tone , ' It's easy work . It's not so ... he'd taken to Scotland ; he'd been at a sort of logging - camp up there , with other COs , right un- til the end of the war ...
... he'd meant . But he lifted a shoulder , and went on in the same light tone , ' It's easy work . It's not so ... he'd taken to Scotland ; he'd been at a sort of logging - camp up there , with other COs , right un- til the end of the war ...
Page 78
... he'd said , caught Duncan's eye , and blushed ; and at once started talking again , to cover the blunder up ... He'd been at the charity , he said , until the previous autumn ; then he'd started to try his hand at journalism , with a ...
... he'd said , caught Duncan's eye , and blushed ; and at once started talking again , to cover the blunder up ... He'd been at the charity , he said , until the previous autumn ; then he'd started to try his hand at journalism , with a ...
Page 406
... he'd wink . If she crossed her legs , he'd let his gaze travel up and down her calves . Once he'd got out his case of cigarettes and leant across to offer her one , but the po - faced WAAF officer had stopped him and said , ' I'm afraid ...
... he'd wink . If she crossed her legs , he'd let his gaze travel up and down her calves . Once he'd got out his case of cigarettes and leant across to offer her one , but the po - faced WAAF officer had stopped him and said , ' I'm afraid ...
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Adam House afraid Alec anyway asked aspirin began beneath Betty Binkie bloody bombs Bryanston Square called caught cigarette closed coat dark Dolphin Square door drew Duncan eyes face father feel felt fingers floor Fraser gaze Giggs girl glass grew hair hand he'd heard hell jacket John Adam Julia Kay's kissed knew Langrish laughed lavatory leant legs lifted lips looked Mecklenburgh Square Mickey minute Miss mouth moved Mundy Mundy's never nodded once opened Pearce picked pulled quickly quietly Reggie rubbed sanitary towel SARAH WATERS seemed she'd shook her head shoulder sitting smiled smoke someone sorry sort sound started stood stopped Streatham street suppose talking tell There's things Tipping the Velvet told took touched turned Ursula Viv's voice WAAF walked watched What's window woman Wormwood Scrubs