58 pages 1 hour read

Nightwatching

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

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Published in 2024 by Tracy Sierra, Nightwatching uses the scenario of a home invasion to explore commonly held fears and how people respond to danger and trauma. By tracing one mother’s quest to defend her home and family, Sierra unearths layers of complexity as the protagonist’s past influences her struggle to protect her children and combat society’s desire to silence her as a woman.

As a practicing lawyer, Tracy Sierra has worked with domestic abuse survivors in the past and now practices corporate law. Her background in social work allows her to examine the psychological depths of her main character, whose struggles with trauma, fear, and resilience imbue the narrative with a sense of authenticity. Sierra was born and raised in Colorado and lives in New England in a 300-year-old home that she shares with her husband and two children. She began writing after her second child was born and is now working on her second novel, a survival thriller.

This guide refers to the 2024 Viking eBook edition.

Content Warning: Both the source material and this guide contain descriptions of traumatic experiences, emotional and physical abuse towards women, bullying of a person with a skin condition, and violent death.

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