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A mesmerizing story about a mother and daughter seeking refuge in the chaotic aftermath of the Civil War - and a brilliant portrait of family endurance against all odds

Availability: 12 in stock

Publisher: Little Brown Book Group

ISBN: 9780349727813

WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR FICTION 2024

'A tour de force - breathtaking in both its scope and intensity' TAYARI JONES

'Shatteringly particular and audaciously universal' ALICE RANDALL

'Excellent... Phillips has brought a little more of this foundational American episode into the light' GUARDIAN

'Beautiful, mournful... Phillips's artistic conscience won't let her flinch from this truth, but her generous heart won't let it be the last word' WASHINGTON POST

In 1874, in the wake of the War, erasure, trauma, and namelessness haunt civilians and veterans, renegades and wanderers, freedmen and runaways. Twelve-year-old ConaLee and her mother, Eliza, who hasn't spoken in more than a year, arrive at the Trans-Allegh eny Lunatic Asylum in West Virginia, delivered to the hospital's entrance by a war vet eran who has forced himself into their lives. There, far from family, a beloved neighbor, and the mountain home they knew, they try to reclaim their lives.

The omnipresent vagaries of war and race rise to the surface as we learn their back story: their flight to the highest mountain ridges of western Virginia; the disappearance of ConaLee's father, who left for the war and never returned. Meanwhile in the asylum, they begin to find a new path. ConaLee pretends to be her mother's maid; Eliza responds slowly to treatment. They get swept up in the life of the facility-the mystery behind the man they call the Night Watch; the child called Weed; the fearsome woman who runs the kitchen; the remarkable doctor at the head of the institution.

Epic, enthralling, and meticulously crafted, Night Watch is a brilliant portrait of family endurance against all odds, and a stunning chronicle of surviving war and its aftermath.

Product details

Attribute name	Attribute value
Author	Jayne Anne Phillips
Dimensions	126 x 196 x 26 mm
Imprint	Fleet
ISBN	9780349727813
Language	English
Media type	Paperback
Original title	Night Watch
Page count	304
Product no	9780349727813
Publish date	2025-01-09
Publisher	Little Brown Book Group
RRP List price	9.99 GBP
Weight	243 g

Night Watch

Night Watch

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