An upper-class woman, recovering from a suicide attempt, visits the women's ward of Millbank prison as part of her rehabilitation. There she meets Selina, an enigmatic spiritualist-and becomes drawn into a twilight world of ghosts and shadows, unruly spirits and unseemly passions, until she is at last driven to concoct a desperate plot to secure Selina's freedom, and her own. "Unfolds sinuously and ominously...a powerful plot-twister. The book is multidimensional: a naturalistic look at Victorian society; a truly suspenseful tale of terror; and a piece of elegant, thinly veiled erotica." ("USA Today") "Gothic tale, psychological study, puzzle narrative-Sarah Waters' second novel is all of these wrapped into one, served up to superbly suspenseful and hypnotic effect." ("The Seattle Times")

It is 1922, and London is tense. Ex-servicemen are disillusioned, the out-of-work and the hungry are demanding change. And in South London, in a genteel Camberwell villa, a large silent house now bereft of brothers, husband and even servants, life is about to be transformed, as impoverished widow Mrs Wray and her spinster daughter, Frances, are obliged to take in lodgers. For with the arrival of Lilian and Leonard Barber, a modern young couple of the 'clerk class', the routines of the house will be shaken up in unexpected ways. And as passions mount and frustration gathers, no one can foresee just how far-reaching, and how devastating, the disturbances will be... This is vintage Sarah Waters: beautifully described with excruciating tension, real tenderness, believable characters, and surprises. It is above all, a wonderful, compelling story.

After her award-winning trilogy of Victorian novels, Sarah Waters turned to the 1940s and wrote THE NIGHT WATCH, a tender and tragic novel set against the backdrop of wartime Britain. Shortlisted for both the Orange and the Man Booker, it went straight to number one in the bestseller chart. In a dusty post-war summer in rural Warwickshire, a doctor is called to a patient at Hundreds Hall. Home to the Ayres family for over two centuries, the Georgian house, once grand and handsome, is now in decline, its masonry crumbling, its gardens choked with weeds, the clock in its stable yard permanently fixed at twenty to nine. But are the Ayreses haunted by something more sinister than a dying way of life? Little does Dr Faraday know how closely, and how terrifyingly, their story is about to become entwined with his. Prepare yourself. From this wonderful writer who continues to astonish us, now comes a chilling ghost story.

A novel of relationships set in 1940s London that brims with vivid historical detail, thrilling coincidences, and psychological complexity, by the author of the Booker Prize finalist Fingersmith. Sarah Waters, whose works set in Victorian England have awards and acclaim and have reinvigorated the genres of both historical and lesbian fiction, returns with novel that marks a departure from nineteenth century and a spectacular leap forward in the career of this masterful storyteller. Moving back through the 1940s, through air raids, blacked-out streets, illicit liasons, and sexual adventure, to end with its beginning in 1941, The Night Watch tells the story of Londoners: three women and a young man with a past-whose lives, and those of their friends and lovers, connect in ways that are surprising not always known to them. In wartime London, the women work-as ambulance drivers, ministry clerks, and building inspectors. There are feats of heroism, epic and quotidian, and tragedies both enormous and personal, but the emotional interiors of her characters that Waters captures with absolute and intimacy. Waters describes with perfect knowingness the taut composure of a rescue worker in the aftermath of a bombing, the idle longing of a young woman her soldier lover, the peculiar thrill convict watching the sky ignite through the bars on his window, the hunger a woman stalking the streets for encounter, and the panic of another who sees her love affair coming end. At the same time, Waters is absolute control of a narrative that offers up subtle surprises and exquisite twists, even as it depicts the impact grand historical event on individual lives. Tender, tragic, and beautifully poignant, The Night Watch is a towering achievement that confirms its author as "one of the best storytellers alive today" (Independent on Sunday).

偏遠貧瘠的英國海邊小鎮，少女南兒見到反串藝人凱蒂的演出，驚為天人，為了追逐偶像——凱蒂，南兒踏上前往倫敦劇場的路途，在絢爛多彩的表演世界中，卻潛藏著意想不到的詭譎危機！

1947年，二战后的伦敦，四个人没有方向的生活下，是无名的失落和焦虑。凯身着男装在街头不停寻觅；海伦与情人过着貌合神离的同居生活，心里深藏着不安和躁动；明丽照人的薇芙却一直待嫁，对一个有妇之夫执迷不悟；还有刑满释放后的邓肯，绝口不谈过去，似已对生活绝望。 时间在20世纪 40年代回溯，蜿蜒兜转于空袭、灯火管制的街头、不可名其名的关系以及性冒险之间，回到1941年，是最终，也是最初。

From the author of the New York Times Notable Book Tipping the Velvet and the award-winning Affinity: a spellbinding, twisting tale of a great swindle, of fortunes and hearts won and lost, set in Victorian London among a family of thieves. Sue Trinder is an orphan, left as an infant in the care of Mrs. Sucksby, a "baby farmer," who raised her with unusual tenderness, as if Sue were her own. Mrs. Sucksby's household, with its fussy babies calmed with doses of gin, also hosts a transient family of petty thieves-fingersmiths-for whom this house in the heart of a mean London slum is home. One day, the most beloved thief of all arrives-Gentleman, a somewhat elegant con man, who carries with him an enticing proposition for Sue: If she wins a position as the maid to Maud Lilly, a naïve gentlewoman, and aids Gentleman in her seduction, then they will all share in Maud's vast inheritance. Once the inheritance is secured, Maud will be left to live out her days in a mental hospital. With dreams of paying back the kindness of her adopted family, Sue agrees to the plan. Once in, however, Sue begins to pity her helpless mark and care for Maud Lilly in unexpected ways. . . . But no one and nothing is as it seems in this > Dickensian novel of thrills and surprises. The New York Times Book Review has called Sarah Waters a writer of "consummate skill" and The Seattle Times has praised her work as "gripping, astute fiction that feeds the mind and the senses." Fingersmith marks a major leap forward in this young and brilliant career.

本书描述了上世纪40年代英国伦敦女同性恋、男同性恋和直人（异性恋）的生活。 《守夜》，故事跨越了上个世纪整个四十年代的伦敦，重点以1947，1944 和1941 年为时空背景，描绘了空袭、灯火管制下黑漆漆的街道，偷偷摸摸的违法关系和性冒险，最后回到其起点 1941 年，可说是极具吸引力。故事围绕着四个伦敦人——三个女人和一个年轻男人而推开，他们都有着不为人知的过去。Kay 在战争时期是开救护车的，生活紧张压抑，现在她却穿着男人装，带着不安定的心和无休止的渴望在大街小巷徘徊并寻觅着；Helen，聪明、可爱，讨人喜欢，却深藏着令人痛苦的秘密；Viv，迷人的姑娘，固执地甚至是愚蠢地忠贞于她那个士兵情人；Duncan ，外表纯真无邪，却在战争中发现了自己内心深藏的邪恶并与之搏斗。在小说中，莎拉·沃特斯一如既往的以她纤细的笔调、写实的技巧，编织出一部结构严谨、充满张力的小说，读来令人为之深深着迷。

"Lavishly crammed with the songs, smells, and costumes of late Victorian England" (The Daily Telegraph), this delicious, steamy debut novel chronicles the adventures of Nan King, who begins life as an oyster girl in the provincial seaside town of Whitstable and whose fortunes are forever changed when she falls in love with a cross-dressing music-hall singer named Miss Kitty Butler. When Kitty is called up to London for an engagement on "Grease Paint Avenue, " Nan follows as her dresser and secret lover, and, soon after, dons trousers herself and joins the act. In time, Kitty breaks her heart, and Nan assumes the guise of butch roue to commence her own thrilling and varied sexual education--a sort of Moll Flanders in drag--finally finding friendship and true love in the most unexpected places. Drawing comparison to the work of Jeanette Winterson, Sarah Waters's novel is a feast for the senses--an erotic, lushly detailed historical that bursts with life and dazzlingly casts the turn of the century in a different light. "An unstoppable read, a sexy and picaresque romp through the lesbian and queer demi-monde of the roaring Nineties. It's gorgeous." --The Independent on Sunday (UK)

莎拉‧華特絲再次帶領讀者走入一個優雅詭譎、神秘錯綜的世界。故事發生在維多利亞時代的倫敦，兩個命運交纏的孤兒，一個邪惡驚悚的秘密……蘇‧崔妮德從小和一群俗稱為「手指工匠」的卑劣竊賊一起長大，當她十七歲時，素行不良的騙徒——李查‧瑞佛斯提出了一個狡詐的詭計，請她當年齡相仿的陌生小姐——瑪格‧ 李里的侍女，以助他謀奪瑪格的財產。 蘇應允前往神秘的「荊棘山莊」，計畫卻日漸變調，她發現自己彷彿被綁上絲線的傀儡，身陷一張巨大的蛛網中……性格乖僻的瑪格小姐到底是什麼來歷？這棟詭異陰森的宅邸又埋藏著什麼秘密？還來不及釐清，蘇已一步步走入陷阱…… ★ 本書為BBC熱門影集《指匠情挑》之原著小說 ★ 本書榮獲英國CWA歷史犯罪類小說匕首獎、《紐約時報》注目書賞 ★ 本書為獲選為《娛樂週刊》年度十大好書 ★ 本書於2002年入圍英國文學大獎「柑橘獎」和「曼布克獎」 ★ 作品兼具文學性與娛樂性，成功營造懸疑氣氛 ★ 入選《Granta》雜誌「二十大年輕作家」（2003） ★ 《週日郵報》(Mail on Sunday)盛讚此書為「氣氛緊張、步調完美、節奏巧妙、令人驚奇的罕見佳作。

"Lavishly crammed with the songs, smells, and costumes of late Victorian England" (The Daily Telegraph), this delicious, steamy debut novel chronicles the adventures of Nan King, who begins life as an oyster girl in the provincial seaside town of Whitstable and whose fortunes are forever changed when she falls in love with a cross-dressing music-hall singer named Miss Kitty Butler. When Kitty is called up to London for an engagement on "Grease Paint Avenue, " Nan follows as her dresser and secret lover, and, soon after, dons trousers herself and joins the act. In time, Kitty breaks her heart, and Nan assumes the guise of butch roue to commence her own thrilling and varied sexual education--a sort of Moll Flanders in drag--finally finding friendship and true love in the most unexpected places. Drawing comparison to the work of Jeanette Winterson, Sarah Waters's novel is a feast for the senses--an erotic, lushly detailed historical that bursts with life and dazzlingly casts the turn of the century in a different light. "An unstoppable read, a sexy and picaresque romp through the lesbian and queer demi-monde of the roaring Nineties. It's gorgeous." --The Independent on Sunday (UK)

From the dark heart of a Victorian prison, disgraced spiritualist Selina Dawes weaves an enigmatic spell. Is she a fraud, or a prodigy? By the time it all begins to matter, you'll find yourself desperately wanting to believe in magic.

女性小说，描述二战时期的爱情。人物命运在开篇就扑朔迷离，悬念逐次展开，背景广阔，深具娱乐性和可读性，同类小说的经典包括《乱世佳人》和《时时刻刻》。2006年同时入围柑橘奖和布克奖，将它的名气推向高峰，还曾荣获兰博达国际文学奖（Lambda Literary Award）。 书中没有出其不意的生离死别。战争是背景，开卷已是结局。它是关于寂寞和失去。战争打乱了生活原本的秩序，使人们做了平时不可能的事。战时，上层社会的凯和朱莉娅才会结识平民阶层的海伦和维芙，凯才能毫无顾忌地和海伦住在一起，海伦才可能和朱莉娅有一场倾城之恋。战争使他们体验恐惧、渴望、迷恋、疯狂，这些强烈的感情。他们盼望战后美好新世界来临。当战争真的结束了，他们才知道事情并非如此。战争完结，伤痛却不完结。战争并非伤痛的原因。

二战后，一个索然无味的夏天，沃里克郡的乡村中，一名医生正前往百厦庄园出诊。艾瑞斯家族已在那里住了两个多世纪。这座乔治王时代显赫威严的庄园已经衰败，砖石崩塌，庭园内杂草丛生，马厩里的时钟定格在八点四十分。庄园的男主人离世后，母子三人困守古宅艰难度日。艾瑞斯一家不但要适应社会的飞速变化，更要在无尽的内心冲突中挣扎求存。 然而，除了无望的生活，是否还有什么凶兆萦绕着艾瑞斯一家？ 斯蒂芬·金2008年12月到2009年12月阅读的100本书中，《小小陌生人》名列第一。 2009年“布克奖”决选作品，2010年“柑橘奖”入围作品。

London 1862. Sue Trinder, orphaned at birth, grows up among petty thieves - fingersmiths - under the rough but loving care of Mrs Sucksby and her 'family'. But from the moment she draws breath, Sue's fate is linked to that of another orphan growing up in a gloomy mansion not too many miles away.

父亲死后，郁郁寡欢的玛格丽特·拜尔来到梅尔监狱担任志愿探访者，她和女囚犯们交谈，引导她们“重塑新生”。 很快，玛格丽特·拜尔在囚徒中发现了一个谜样的存在，那就是萨琳娜·多丝，因“欺诈和袭击”罪名入狱，可她坚称自己的清白，她表示自己是沟通现世和彼世的灵媒，不幸的是，在一次通灵现场，她的监护灵失控，才使得无辜的人丧命。萨琳娜·多丝的楚楚可怜样使玛格丽特产生了怜悯之意，而萨琳娜·多丝竟能看透自己内心深处对弟妹那难以启齿的感情，并通过灵界朋友送来花朵和头发更让玛格丽特对其超能力深信不疑。 在萨琳娜·多丝的导引下，玛格丽特·拜尔开始领略到生活的真谛，爱的真谛，她再也不能坐看萨琳娜·多丝身陷囹圄，不想一幕悲剧就此上演…… BBC热门影集《灵契》精彩原著，2000年获“毛姆文学奖”。

一支轻轻奉上的滴露玫瑰，让十八岁的小镇姑娘南儿万劫不复，一生的命运就此改变…… 南儿在观看杂戏团表演时，遇见了反串男生演出的女角凯蒂，南儿被后者灿烂夺目的形象和演出深深感染，幸运的她在引荐下和凯蒂结识，满心喜悦地成为偶像的小跟班。 凯蒂要去更大的舞台伦敦出人头地，南儿自然是义无反顾地跟随，她的表演才华意外地被挖掘出，初出茅庐的她俩一起搭档表演，火速成为舞台上一对最瞩目的角儿。此时，两人的关系也已升级为恋人，凯蒂的终生承诺让南儿深信不疑。 可是变得最快的总是人心，凯蒂竟然背叛了南儿，要嫁为人妇，无法接受打击的南儿逃离了这一切，开始将自己放纵在这座黑暗的城市里。 BBC热门影集《南茜的情史》动人原著。1999年获“贝蒂特拉斯文学奖”。

在伦敦郊区的一个大庄园内，居住着李里先生和他的外甥女莫德，李里先生性格乖戾，驱使莫德终日在图书室里整理和朗读藏书。可怜的姑娘从小到大都未踏出过庄园一步，过着暗无天日的生活。 某日，一位陌生人的闯入给莫德干涸已久的心灵带来生机，他就是来教莫德画画的瑞佛斯，可天知道，瑞佛斯的真实身份竟然是一个贼，他听说莫德有四万英镑的嫁妆，便想出骗婚这条生财之道。 为了确保成功，瑞佛斯又找来盗窃团伙里的苏打下手，经过安排，苏成为莫德的贴身女仆。在一步步精心策划下，事情如瑞佛斯所期望的方向发展，他不知道的是，莫德和苏之间竟产生了真挚的爱情。苏越来越内疚自责，看到莫德即将被送入疯人院，苏心碎欲绝。 可事情很快急转直下，原来一切都非苏想象的那般简单，十几年前就开始精心酿造的大阴谋在等待所有的人，一个晴天霹雳般的真相已呼之欲出。 BBC热门影集《指匠情挑》精彩原著，2002年入围“柑橘奖”、“布克奖”。