Moving back through the 1940s, through air raids, blacked out streets, illicit liaisons, sexual adventure, to end with its beginning in 1941, The Night Watch is the work of a truly brilliant and compelling storyteller.
This is the story of four Londoners - three women and a young man with a past, drawn with absolute truth and intimacy. Kay, who drove an ambulance during the war and lived life at full throttle, now dresses in mannish clothes and wanders the streets with a restless hunger, searching . . . Helen, clever, sweet, much-loved, harbours a painful secret . . . Viv, glamour girl, is stubbornly, even foolishly loyal, to her soldier lover . . . Duncan, an apparent innocent, has had his own demons to fight during the war. Their lives, and their secrets connect in sometimes startling ways. War leads to strange alliances...
Tender, tragic and beautifully poignant, set against the backdrop of feats of heroism both epic and ordinary, here is a novel of relationships that offers up subtle surprises and twists. The Night Watch is thrilling. A towering achievement.
萨拉·沃特斯(Sarah Waters), 1966年出生于英国威尔士,文学博士。
三度入围“布克奖”,两度入围“莱思纪念奖”。
曾获“贝蒂·特拉斯克文学奖”、“毛姆文学奖”。
被《星期日泰晤士报》评为“年度青年作家”(2000)、文学杂志《格兰塔》选为“20位当代最好的英国青年作家”之一(2003)、“英国图书奖”评为“年度作家”(2003)等,文学评论界称其为“当今活着的英语作家中最会讲故事的作家”。
凯,身份不明的退役人员,远看还是个俊美的Tomboy,可怜华发生。时间停滞在她身上,投下浓黑沉郁的影子。你仿佛都能看见波澜壮阔的故事正藏在影子的缝隙里,正在缓慢展开,但是,咔,匣子关上了。 接着,作为凯的观看者,邓肯出场了。自闭又羸弱的男孩,蜡烛厂工人,刑满释放...
评分在萨拉沃特斯最负盛名的作品《荆棘之城》中,苏把莫德唤作珍珠,“你这颗珍珠,你是颗令人怜爱的珍珠。”无独有偶,在《守夜》中,凯在战时花了十英镑给海伦买了一套珍珠色的缎子睡衣,她把海伦的脸捧在手心里,心中赞叹:如此光洁的脸,就像一颗珍珠。这才醍醐灌顶,原来被比...
评分在上周刚落幕的奥斯卡颁奖礼上,格伦克罗斯输给了LGBT题材《宠儿》里的“安妮女王”,巧合的是,上一次她角逐最佳女主角时凭借的是《雌雄莫辩》里女扮男装,在上流社会中卑琐谋生的 Albert Nobbs。多年后再回顾这部电影时发现这个故事是如此可贵:贫苦少女化身为男人的过程并不...
评分莎拉•沃特斯是一位多少带有异色的纯文学作家。她的前三部小说都以十九世纪为背景,写的是重重禁锢之下的女人之间的爱情。沃特斯善于在故事中混合阴谋与爱情,手法传统,包袱层叠,是爱情小说,更是侦探佳作。前三部作品均被搬上BBC的剧集或大银幕,沃特斯也因此格外受人...
评分最近在看《守夜》,perfect,比想象的复杂。 在书堆了一眼把它叨出来了,因为看到了"萨拉·沃特斯"。干净,没书封没序没提要没作者译者介绍,开板献给某某,再一页正文,我闻到讽刺的味道。二战和爱情,啧啧。战争是不可追忆的战争,爱情是无法言语的爱情。印象最深那个情节,...