“After Fingersmith being so good I wondered if SW would be able to deliver?
Perhaps this is the reason she attempts a difficult literary manoeuvre, in The Night Watch we begin at the end, then read backwards to the start.
1947 -1940 war time London, splendid writing to give the reader a sense of how it was.
Love and betrayal. Yes she pulls the backwards trick off well, I enjoyed the book and look forward to the next.
Score 7.5/10
Date read May 2006
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