by Sarah Waters · Månpocket · tapa blanda · ISBN 9789170015397
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«Nattvakten» is the historical novel by Sarah Waters, published by Månpocket in paperback (433 pages, in Swedish).
In 1947 London, former ambulance driver Kay recalls her life during the Blitz. In Kay's memories appear the writer Julia, the beautiful Helen, and Viv, trapped in a relationship with a married soldier. Amid bombings, heroism, forbidden loves and secrets, the fates of these women intertwine in the devastated city.
The original English work, «The Night Watch», appeared in 2006, was nominated for the Booker Prize and won the Lambda Literary Award. The Swedish translation is by Ulla Danielsson.
For readers of historical fiction, war narrative and stories with LGBT characters, and for fans of Sarah Waters.
Sarah Ann Waters is a Welsh novelist. She is best known for her novels set in Victorian society and featuring lesbian protagonists, such as Tipping the Velvet (1998) and Fingersmith (2002). Both novels were adapted into TV mini-series by BBC in 2002 and 2005 respectively. The latter novel was also adapted into the South Korean film The Handmaiden (2016).
