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The Night Following (Paperback)

by Morag Joss (Author)
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  • Paperback: 368 pages
  • Publisher: Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd (22 Oct 2009)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0715638815
  • ISBN-13: 978-0715638811
  • Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.8 x 2.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (35 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 168,073 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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'Beautifully accomplished' -- Frank Delaney. 'As a study of grief, sacrifice and the struggle for redemption this is an unsettling but absorbing read' --Herald

'Beautifully written and vividly observed ... a compassionate and moving novel' -- Ron Butlin. 'Dazzling ... Richly nuanced and beautifully written' --Seattle Times

'Her latest and perhaps her best ... tears into territory totally unbeholden to genre conventions' -- Boston Globe. 'For her mastery of mood, her complex story lines and her shrewd appreciation of the frail boundaries that divided the sane from the mad, Morag Joss has been compared to ... Ruth Rendell, Barbara Vine, and Minette Walters. Such compliments are tossed about too lightly in the publishing world, but this one is so justified it seems like an understatement' --Washington Post


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On a blustery April day, the wife of a doctor discovers that her husband has been having an affair. Moments later, driving along a country road, she fails to see sixty-one-year-old Ruth Mitchell up ahead, riding her bicycle. She hits her, killing her instantly, and drives away. Horrified by what she has done, she turns her attention to Ruth's bereaved husband, a man as unhinged by grief as she herself is by guilt. And as she insinuates herself into his life, he starts to believe that, for reasons beyond his understanding, his wife has returned to him...
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Elegant; haunting; dark but brilliant! A masterpiece!, 6 Dec 2008
By Steve Benner "Stonegnome" (Lancaster, UK) - See all my reviews
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What are our lives but the stories that we weave in order for us to construct some semblance of meaning, not so much from the reality of the world we inhabit, as from the remembrances of the things that we have glimpsed in dream or otherwise imagined? How much of other people's stories do we absorb and make our own, binding them into our own life-threads through our sudden and everyday encounters? How easily -- casually almost -- can our life-story be altered or turned around by those encounters? Or by events that are thrust upon us by fate? Are the ghosts that surround us real, or do we simply make them as we need them to be? Can we turn back time and take over the life-story of another if we feel the need badly enough?

Morag Joss' dark novel of deception, betrayal, guilt, loss, atonement and redemption is elegantly written and masterfully constructed. And for all that the events she unfurls within this book become ever more unlikely as it progresses, the story-telling is so engaging that any disbelief one might have simply falls away, as one is drawn ever deeper into her tale, in the hope that redemption and reparation will triumph in the end.

Mixing pathos, poignancy and humour in a sharply observed and deftly painted picture of human relationships, "The Night Following" weaves a fabulous tale of interlocking and devastatingly interacting life-stories. These intertwine and affect each other at several narrative levels and in altogether unexpected ways in a stunningly brilliant story that pushes at the boundaries of psychological thriller and suspense novel but is so much more than either. Hauntingly beautiful in places but never less than dark throughout, this book is a masterpiece of invention and extremely cleverly built and executed. Reading it is like peeling the layers of an onion and not just because it has you reaching for the tissues time and time again! Wonderful stuff!

(Incidentally, whoever included the story synopsis on the dust jacket should be shot! Do not read it if you want to savour the full impact of the way this story unfolds!)
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Sorrow and Redemption, 13 Dec 2008
By kehs (Hertfordshire, England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Night Following (Hardcover)
Morag Joss has written a dark novel with themes of deception and betrayal, guilt, sorrow and redemption. It is cleverly told through three separate stories that join together to form an eloquent tale. To read the grieving widower's letters that he writes to his late wife is to feel his pain and bewilderment, along with his anger at her tragic death and that of his helplessness. Then there is Ruth's life and her unfinished story that form a beautiful part of this novel. The final element is that of the narrator, who on discovering her husband's affair shares her sense of betrayal with us. She talks about the events that follow in such a heart-rending manner that the reader is compelled to listen to her tragic tale.

Joss is a masterful storyteller and I can't wait to read more by her.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars The Night Following by Morag Joss, 19 Aug 2009
By 12stringbassist "Ian" (NorthWest, UK) - See all my reviews
  
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Not your average subject matter. A gripping and disturbing read that challenges the reader as it goes along. The story builds and gathers pace and intensity nicely as it progresses.

Morag Joss does very well what Stephen King probably does best - She builds great characters, gets you to empathise with them and then interferes by using beautiful writing to build them odd relationships and problems and tearing up their lives.

The use of three main stories to tell the overall tale works very well and while the conclusion shouldn't be revealed in a review, I'll go as far as to say that it tears at the heart strings very effectively and is both expected and unexpected.

This book makes me want to look for more of her work. Recommended.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Merging of spirits
Rules say that good books should have a dramatic start. This one does; discovery of adultery, a fatal car crash, purging destruction of a car, seperation and abandonment get this... Read more
Published 1 month ago by R. Lawson

3.0 out of 5 stars Excellent if you're looking for a book to bring you down!
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Published 3 months ago by Miss

3.0 out of 5 stars Very well written, but too dense for me...
When I saw THE NIGHT FOLLOWING amongst one month's selection for Vine, I was drawn to it because of it being described by another reviewer as a well written psychological novel... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Brida

3.0 out of 5 stars Too disturbing for me
Joss throws the reader into the psychological suspense, with hardly a gasp for breath...the accidental discovery of an affair by a wife, followed by a hit-and-run in the turn of a... Read more
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3.0 out of 5 stars Well written but . . . .
The whole idea of this book appealed to me but the reality was somewhat lacking. It wasn't difficult to read in spite of the interweaving narratives and I liked the writing... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Damaskcat

3.0 out of 5 stars Unbelievable yet readable
"The Night Following" interweaves the story of a hit-and-run through three different viewpoints; the woman driver, the victim's husband and an unfinished novel written by the... Read more
Published 7 months ago by K. Wright

5.0 out of 5 stars subtle, harrowing, beautifully written
I've read a couple of Morag Joss's books in the past and thought they were really good but in this one she goes into new territory. Read more
Published 8 months ago by grey matter

3.0 out of 5 stars Sad but confussing
The idea behind this book is an excellent one, but the story just doesn't back it up. With three stories unfolding it's hard to keep up with. Read more
Published 8 months ago by E. Chittenden

5.0 out of 5 stars Really, really good
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