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The Night Watch

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.
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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 & compelling storyteller. This is the story of four Londoners
- three women & a young man with a past, drawn with absolute truth & intimacy. Kay, who drove an ambulance during the war & lived life at full throttle, now dresses in mannish clothes & 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, & their secrets connect in sometimes startling ways. War leads to strange alliances.. . Tender, tragic & beautifully poignant, set against the backdrop of feats of heroism both epic & ordinary, here is a novel of relationships that offers up subtle surprises & twists. The Night Watch is thrilling. A towering achievement.

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Stanfords
Stanfords was established in 1853 and opened their iconic Covent Garden flagship store in 1901. They have become the top retailer of maps, travel books and accessories in the UK and arguably offer the largest selection of maps and travel books worldwide. Famous names such as Captain Robert Falcon Scott, Ranulph Fiennes and Michael Palin have purchased from Stanfords. They now have a shop in Bristol and both stores together with other venues operate a calendar of events including talks, book signings and exhibitions. As a specialist map retailer, the map selection is comprehensive and includes road maps, street maps and walking maps from worldwide destinations, as well as a selection of world atlases and wall maps. Books include travel guides and travel literature. Stanfords also stock globes, from miniatures made of blue marble to magnificent floor-standing globes. The website features a selection of interesting articles on travel topics.
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