{"product_id":"the-night-watchman-9781472155368","title":"The Night Watchman","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE IN FICTION 2021\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is 1953. Thomas Wazhushk is the night watchman at the first factory to open near the Turtle Mountain Reservation in rural North Dakota. He is also a prominent Chippewa Council member, trying to understand a new bill that is soon to be put before Congress. The US Government calls it an ''emancipation'' bill; but it isn''t about freedom - it threatens the rights of Native Americans to their land, their very identity. How can he fight this betrayal?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUnlike most of the girls on the reservation, Pixie - ''Patrice'' - Paranteau has no desire to wear herself down on a husband and kids. She works at the factory, earning barely enough to support her mother and brother, let alone her alcoholic father who sometimes returns home to bully her for money. But Patrice needs every penny to get if she''s ever going to get to Minnesota to find her missing sister Vera. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe N\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eErdrich is one of the greatest living American writers\u003c\/b\u003e * the Guardian *\u003cbr\u003eLouise Erdrich is\u003cb\u003e my favourite writer a\u003c\/b\u003end her latest,\u003ci\u003e The Night Watchman\u003c\/i\u003e, is \u003cb\u003emy favourite Erdrich novel\u003c\/b\u003e, so how could this not be a cause for celebration? . . . \u003cb\u003eNo one is better than Erdrich\u003c\/b\u003e at creating an entire world and all the people who live there, past, present and future. * Ann Patchett, Evening Standard: 'The best books of 2020' *\u003cbr\u003eThis book feels \u003cb\u003eparticularly special\u003c\/b\u003e, taking those elements that we expect from Erdrich - \u003cb\u003ebeautiful prose, exquisite depiction of the natural world, powerful emotion \u003c\/b\u003e- and building them into something \u003cb\u003eexceptional\u003c\/b\u003e. If you haven't read her before, \u003ci\u003eThe Night Watchman\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003ea superb introduction\u003c\/b\u003e to the work of \u003cb\u003eone of America's most important living novelists\u003c\/b\u003e. * The Spectator *\u003cbr\u003eErdrich [offers] the reader the \u003cb\u003egifts of love and richness\u003c\/b\u003e that only a \u003cb\u003edeeply connected\u003c\/b\u003e writer can provide. You never doubt these are her people . . . For 450 pages, \u003cb\u003ewe are grateful to be allowed into this world\u003c\/b\u003e . . . I walked away from the Turtle Mountain clan feeling \u003cb\u003edeeply moved\u003c\/b\u003e, missing these characters as if they were real people known to me. In this era of modern termination assailing us, the book \u003cb\u003efeels like a call to arms\u003c\/b\u003e. A call to humanity. * New York Times *\u003cbr\u003eErdrich describes the Turtle Mountain Reservation in North Dakota\u003cb\u003e in rich detail \u003c\/b\u003eand illustrates the lengths that some will go to protect the ones they care for. * TIME *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eErdrich orchestrates a rich community tale\u003c\/b\u003e * BBC.co.uk, 'Books to Read in 2020' *\u003cbr\u003e[\u003ci\u003eThe Night Watchman \u003c\/i\u003eis] Erdrich´s \u003cb\u003estunning new novel\u003c\/b\u003e . . . Thomas Washushk, the character who \u003cb\u003elovingly hops \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eoff the page\u003c\/b\u003e, is based on Erdrich´s own grandfather . . . Erdrich weaves the stories of other \u003cb\u003ebeautifully crafted characters\u003c\/b\u003e against the backdrop of an impoverished reservation . . . The connection between Erdrich´s characters and the natural world is unbreakable, and some of her \u003cb\u003emost evocative passages \u003c\/b\u003eare dedicated to this relationship . . . \u003cb\u003eErdrich has chosen a story that is near to her heart, and it shines through on \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eevery page.\u003c\/b\u003e * Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003eErdrich's restless eye captures movements and years of the North Dakota reservation's hardscrabble life and rich traditions . . . \u003cb\u003e A beguiling storyteller\u003c\/b\u003e * Mail on Sunday, 'Best New Fiction' *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003emoving account\u003c\/b\u003e of people trying to cling on to their identity in a hostile world. * The Times *\u003cbr\u003eA knowing, loving evocation of people trying to survive with their personalities and traditions intact. * Kirkus Starred Review *\u003cbr\u003eA work of distinct luminosity . . . Erdrich traces the indelible traumas of racism and sexual violence and celebrates the vitality and depth of Chippewa life . . . Bestselling and much-honored Erdrich is at her radiant best in this dramatic tale * Booklist starred review *\u003cbr\u003eErdrich's inspired portrait of her own tribe's resilient heritage masterfully encompasses an array of characters and historical events. Erdrich remains an essential voice. * Publishers Weekly *\u003cbr\u003e'A beautifully characterised and atmospheric book about relationships, family and striving for what you believe in' * Times of Tunbridge Wells *\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48739405300055,"sku":"9781472155368","price":10.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781472155368.jpg?v=1720052149","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-night-watchman-9781472155368","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}