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The Night Watch by Sarah Waters
4.0

A touching and tenderly written novel, which I enjoyed as much as The Little Stranger. Captured fear, longing, and loneliness brilliantly. Loved how the plot travelled backwards rather than forwards, very clever. Skimmed through some of the prison bits, must admit, but overall found the story very enthralling, and it left me wanting to know more about what happened to them all, particularly when Viv and Kay encounter each other in the 1944 section. Waters really tantalises with the detail. Looking forward to seeking out her others I haven't read yet.