Onthenightofafather’sdeath,twowomenremember.Esther,thewifedenied,andSara,hercorrupteddaughter,lookbackatthefather’soverwhelmingcrueltyandaheadtotheirfreedomfromhim.Finallyliberatedfromhisterriblephysicalandemotionalabuse,theymustdecidewhethertheywillacceptnewpossibilitiesorconformtooldvalues.Thedarkness,nomatterhowblack,isnotcomplete:“Idon’thatebeingawoman,“Saratellsherself.“Idon’t.“Beautifullywrittenandremarkablypowerful,InNight’sCityextendsthetraditionofthelyrical,impressionisticIrishnovel,turningittothehard-edgedstoryoftwowomen’sattempttoescapeaterrifyingpast.
