The Curfew

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.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage Contemporaries
Published: 06/14/2011
ISBN: 9780307739858
Pages: 208
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.20w x 0.70d

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 04/25/2011
New Yorker (The) 07/11/2011 pg. 95
Kirkus Reviews 06/01/2011
Booklist 06/01/2011 pg. 32
New York Times Book Review 08/28/2011 pg. 17
New York Times Book Review 09/04/2011 pg. 26