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Up Against the Night by Justin Cartwright is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Up Against the Night about?
From Whitbread Novel Award-winning and Booker Prize-shortlisted author Justin Cartwright comes an intimate exploration of one man's relationship with South Africa and its turbulent history'Justin Cartwright is one of our best novelists'Telegraph'Cartwright is as accomplished as anyone writing fiction today'Scotsman'This is Cartwright at his best, delivering a strong story with skill and feeling'Mail on Sunday'History... is seldom able to convey the essence of being human.'Frank McAllister has become wealthy in England, where he has lived for thirty years. He has a house in Notting Hill, a house in the New Forest, and a house near Cape Town. But more and more he feels alienated in England. As the book opens, he is preparing to go to South Africa with his lover, Nellie. He is also waiting anxiously for his daughter, Lucinda, to arrive from California, where she has been in rehab.Frank is a descendant of the Boer leader, Piet Retief, who was murdered by the Zulu king Dingane, along with all his followers, in 1838. He has been an icon of Afrikaners ever since.Frank's Afrikaner cousin, Jaco, has become moderately famous on YouTube for having faced down a huge white shark. He is now in A
Who reads Up Against the Night?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Justin Cartwright
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Published
- 2015
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781632860187
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Fiction, Literary Fiction
- Rating
- 3.39 / 5 (94 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14