A review by korrik
The Night Watch by Sarah Waters

4.0

Although I was apprehensive about Sarah Waters's leap from her usual Victorian setting to post-WWII Britain, she has proven that she can do no wrong to & with any era about which she chooses to write. While Night Watch is not as full of suspense as 'Fingersmith' or as rollicking an epic as 'Tipping the Velvet,' Waters blends meticulously researched historical detail with the subtlety and complexity of her characters' emotions. It's unlike her previous novels in its intimate scale; it portrays every day tragedies and miscommunication affecting people's lives in the face of personal and national upheaval.