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The Night Watch
by Sarah Waters
Unlike Waters other novels, which follow a chronological order, 'The Night Watch' begins in 1947 and ends in 1941, with 1944 sandwiched inbetween. This narrative trick works very well for this novel and Waters writers clearly so that there is never any confusion. There are several main characters, most of whom are lesbians and have been involved with each other during the six years this novel covers. It is the fluctuations in these relationships, the meetings and partings of this group, that drive the main action of the plot and are what make it so riverting. The idiosyncratic timeline add to the intensity of these relationships as we learn what the conclusions of the characters actions were before we even know what actions they took. Waters uses this backwards timeline to outstanding effect.