{"product_id":"the-longest-night","title":"The Longest Night: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA 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\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 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 country’s first nuclear reactors—an assignment that seems full of opportunity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThen, 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 can’t bring himself to tell Nat the truth, but his lies only widen a growing gulf between them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLonely 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBased on a true story of the only fatal nuclear accident to occur in America, \u003cem\u003eThe Longest Night\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eThe Longest Night\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“[A] stunning debut.”\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“[A] smart and detailed portrait of a dissolving postwar marriage . . . will remind many readers of Richard Yates’s \u003cem\u003eRevolutionary Road\u003c\/em\u003e.”\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“[Andria] Williams’s quietly confident style is without swagger or gimmick. . . . What emerges most powerfully from \u003cem\u003eThe Longest Night\u003c\/em\u003e is a kind of quiet wonder at the exquisite intricacy, but astonishing durability, of familial love.”***—Los Angeles Review of Books***\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Think \u003cem\u003eArmy Wives\u003c\/em\u003e meets \u003cem\u003eSerial\u003c\/em\u003e meets your perfect long weekend read. About an army base with a lot of love triangles, and a cover-up.”\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003etheSkimm\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“The tension builds heavily with each page.”\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003eInStyle\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Scintillating . . . A smoldering, altogether impressive debut that probes the social and emotional strains on military families in a fresh and insightful way.”\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“[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.”\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Andria Williams’s debut is an intimately detailed portrait of love, trust, and guilt in a town—and an era—clouded with secrets.”\u003cstrong\u003e—Celeste Ng, author of \u003cem\u003eEverything I Never Told You\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“A smart and compassionate novel that offers as many fresh insights into marriage and intimacy as it does about American nuclear history. 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