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'A stunning work' Sunday Times'That Night has universal appeal ... there is a depth of feeling here which is beautifully - and seriously - realised' Independent______________________The evocative second novel from National Book Award winner Alice McDermottOn a warm suburban night, the sound of lawn sprinklers is drowned out by the rumble of hot rods. Suddenly, a car careens onto a family's neat front yard, teenage boys spill out brandishing chains and leather, and a young man cries out for the girl he loves.Tonight, fathers will pick up snow shovels and rakes to defend their turf, and children…mehr

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'A stunning work' Sunday Times'That Night has universal appeal ... there is a depth of feeling here which is beautifully - and seriously - realised' Independent______________________The evocative second novel from National Book Award winner Alice McDermottOn a warm suburban night, the sound of lawn sprinklers is drowned out by the rumble of hot rods. Suddenly, a car careens onto a family's neat front yard, teenage boys spill out brandishing chains and leather, and a young man cries out for the girl he loves.Tonight, fathers will pick up snow shovels and rakes to defend their turf, and children will witness a battle fuelled by fierce, true love. This is the night they will talk about and remember as the moment things changed for ever.
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Alice McDermott's novels include Someone, The Ninth Hour, After This, Child of My Heart, Charming Billy, At Weddings and Wakes, That Night and A Bigamist's Daughter. She won the National Book Award, has been Pulitzer Prize finalist three times and been nominated for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize and the PEN/Faulkner Award. She lives with her family outside Washington DC.
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'A stunning work' Sunday Times