The curfew

by Ball, Jesse

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Title Statements

Full title :The curfew / Jesse Ball.

Summary

The author of "The Way Through Doors" and "Samedi the Deafness" returns with this tender, spellbinding novel of a father and daughter living in a city ruled by fear. William and Molly lead a life of small pleasures, riddles at the kitchen table, and games of string and orange peels. All around them a city rages with war. When the uprising began, William's wife was taken, leaving him alone with their young daughter. They keep their heads down and try to remain unnoticed as police patrol the streets, enforcing a curfew and arresting citizens. But when an old friend seeks William out, claiming to know what happened to his wife, William must risk everything. He ventures out after dark, and young Molly is left to play, reconstructing his dangerous voyage, his past, and their future. An astounding portrait of fierce love within a world of random violence, The Curfew is a mesmerizing feat of literary imagination.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2011.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Vintage Books
Place of Publication:New York
Language:eng
Publication Date:2011.

The Physical Object

Description:194 pages ; : 21 cm.

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:0307739856, 9780307739858
oclc:ocn676726775
LC Classification:PS3602.A596
Dewey Decimal:813/.6

Subjects

Dystopian fiction Dystopias Father-daughter relationship -- Fiction Fathers and daughters Fathers and daughters -- Fiction Fiction Missing persons Missing persons -- Fiction Pères et filles -- Romans, nouvelles, e… Personnes disparues -- Romans, nouvelle…