'Breathtaking in both its scope and intensity' TAYARI JONES
'Shatteringly particular and audaciously universal' ALICE RANDALL
'Gorgeous prose, attention to detail and masterful characters.
Haunting storytelling and a refreshing look at history' KIRKUS,
STARRED REVIEW From one of our most accomplished novelists, a
mesmerising story about a mother and daughter seeking refuge in a
mental asylum in the chaotic aftermath of the Civil War. 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-Allegheny Lunatic
Asylum in West Virginia, delivered to the hospital's entrance by a
war veteran 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 backstory: 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.
General
| Imprint: |
Fleet
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
2024 |
| Authors: |
Jayne Anne Phillips
|
| Dimensions: |
240 x 156 x 22mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
304 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-349-72779-0 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General
|
| LSN: |
0-349-72779-1 |
| Barcode: |
9780349727790 |
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