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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Random House Inc
Publication date
October 4, 2016
Pages
416
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Reprint
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9780812987423
ISBN-10
081298742X
Dimensions
0 by 5.19 by 8 in.
Original list price
$17.00
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Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: A scintillating debut novel about a young couple whose marriage is tested when they move to an army base rife with love triangles, life-or-death conflicts, and a dramatic cover-up
In 1959, Nat Collier moves with her husband, Paul, and their two young daughters to Idaho Falls, a remote military town. An Army Specialist, Paul is stationed there to help oversee one of the countryâs first nuclear reactorsâan assignment that seems full of opportunity.
Then, on his rounds, Paul discovers that the reactor is compromised, placing his family and the entire community in danger. Worse, his superiors set out to cover up the problem rather than fix it. Paul canât bring himself to tell Nat the truth, but his lies only widen a growing gulf between them.
Lonely and restless, Nat is having trouble adjusting to their new life. She struggles to fit into her role as a housewife and longs for a real friend. When she meets a rancher, Esrom, she finds herself drawn to him, comforted by his kindness and company. But as rumors spread, the secrets between Nat and Paul build and threaten to reach a breaking point.
Based on a true story of the only fatal nuclear accident to occur in America, The Longest Night is a deeply moving novel that explores the intricate makeup of a marriage, the shifting nature of trust, and the ways we try to protect the ones we love.
Praise for The Longest Night
â[A] stunning debut.ââEntertainment Weekly
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â[A] smart and detailed portrait of a dissolving postwar marriage . . . will remind many readers of Richard Yatesâs Revolutionary Road.ââSan Francisco Chronicle
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â[Andria] Williamsâs quietly confident style is without swagger or gimmick. . . . What emerges most powerfully from The Longest Night is a kind of quiet wonder at the exquisite intricacy, but astonishing durability, of familial love.ââLos Angeles Review of Books
âThink Army Wives meets Serial meets your perfect long weekend read. About an army base with a lot of love triangles, and a cover-up.ââtheSkimm
âThe tension builds heavily with each page.ââInStyle
âScintillating . . . A smoldering, altogether impressive debut that probes the social and emotional strains on military families in a fresh and insightful way.ââKirkus Reviews (starred review)
â[A] luminous debut . . . Williams expertly builds tension between Paul and Nat as the story progresses towards the inevitable nuclear tragedy in this utterly absorbing and richly rewarding novel.ââBooklist (starred review)
âAndria Williamsâs debut is an intimately detailed portrait of love, trust, and guilt in a townâand an eraâclouded with secrets.ââCeleste Ng, author of Everything I Never Told You
âA smart and compassionate novel that offers as many fresh insights into marriage and intimacy as it does about American nuclear history. Andria Williams is a terrific writerâclear-eyed and empatheticâand this is a fantastic debut.ââMolly Antopol, author of The UnAmericans
âItâs hard to believe The Longest Night is Andria Williamsâs debut novel. Her command of language, character and plotâthe three essential ingredients for a riveting readâis extraordinary.ââDavid Abrams, author of Fobbit
From the Hardcover edition.
In 1959, Nat Collier moves with her husband, Paul, and their two young daughters to Idaho Falls, a remote military town. An Army Specialist, Paul is stationed there to help oversee one of the countryâs first nuclear reactorsâan assignment that seems full of opportunity.
Then, on his rounds, Paul discovers that the reactor is compromised, placing his family and the entire community in danger. Worse, his superiors set out to cover up the problem rather than fix it. Paul canât bring himself to tell Nat the truth, but his lies only widen a growing gulf between them.
Lonely and restless, Nat is having trouble adjusting to their new life. She struggles to fit into her role as a housewife and longs for a real friend. When she meets a rancher, Esrom, she finds herself drawn to him, comforted by his kindness and company. But as rumors spread, the secrets between Nat and Paul build and threaten to reach a breaking point.
Based on a true story of the only fatal nuclear accident to occur in America, The Longest Night is a deeply moving novel that explores the intricate makeup of a marriage, the shifting nature of trust, and the ways we try to protect the ones we love.
Praise for The Longest Night
â[A] stunning debut.ââEntertainment Weekly
Â
â[A] smart and detailed portrait of a dissolving postwar marriage . . . will remind many readers of Richard Yatesâs Revolutionary Road.ââSan Francisco Chronicle
Â
â[Andria] Williamsâs quietly confident style is without swagger or gimmick. . . . What emerges most powerfully from The Longest Night is a kind of quiet wonder at the exquisite intricacy, but astonishing durability, of familial love.ââLos Angeles Review of Books
âThink Army Wives meets Serial meets your perfect long weekend read. About an army base with a lot of love triangles, and a cover-up.ââtheSkimm
âThe tension builds heavily with each page.ââInStyle
âScintillating . . . A smoldering, altogether impressive debut that probes the social and emotional strains on military families in a fresh and insightful way.ââKirkus Reviews (starred review)
â[A] luminous debut . . . Williams expertly builds tension between Paul and Nat as the story progresses towards the inevitable nuclear tragedy in this utterly absorbing and richly rewarding novel.ââBooklist (starred review)
âAndria Williamsâs debut is an intimately detailed portrait of love, trust, and guilt in a townâand an eraâclouded with secrets.ââCeleste Ng, author of Everything I Never Told You
âA smart and compassionate novel that offers as many fresh insights into marriage and intimacy as it does about American nuclear history. Andria Williams is a terrific writerâclear-eyed and empatheticâand this is a fantastic debut.ââMolly Antopol, author of The UnAmericans
âItâs hard to believe The Longest Night is Andria Williamsâs debut novel. Her command of language, character and plotâthe three essential ingredients for a riveting readâis extraordinary.ââDavid Abrams, author of Fobbit
From the Hardcover edition.
Editions
Hardcover
from Random House Inc (January 12, 2016)
9780812997743 | details & prices | 375 pages | 6.50 × 9.50 × 1.25 in. | 1.40 lbs | List price $27.00
With Stephen Bann |
from Cambridge Univ Pr (July 1, 1984); titled "The Clothing of Clio: A Study of the Representation of History in Nineteenth-Century Britain and France"
9780521256162 | details & prices | List price $44.50
This edition also contains The Clothing of Clio: A Study of the Representation of History in Nineteenth-Century Britain and France
About: Originally published in 1984, The Clothing of Clio is concerned with the wide variety of ways in which the past was represented in Britain and France in the nineteenth century.
This edition also contains The Clothing of Clio: A Study of the Representation of History in Nineteenth-Century Britain and France
About: Originally published in 1984, The Clothing of Clio is concerned with the wide variety of ways in which the past was represented in Britain and France in the nineteenth century.
Paperback
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Reprint edition from Random House Inc (October 4, 2016)
9780812987423 | details & prices | 416 pages | List price $17.00
About: A scintillating debut novel about a young couple whose marriage is tested when they move to an army base rife with love triangles, life-or-death conflicts, and a dramatic cover-up In 1959, Nat Collier moves with her husband, Paul, and their two young daughters to Idaho Falls, a remote military town.
About: A scintillating debut novel about a young couple whose marriage is tested when they move to an army base rife with love triangles, life-or-death conflicts, and a dramatic cover-up In 1959, Nat Collier moves with her husband, Paul, and their two young daughters to Idaho Falls, a remote military town.
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