'This imaginative and empathetic book will probably not guide you to better sleep, but it will be a fine companion for the wakeful hours' GUARDIAN 'A rich kaleidoscope of a book in which a series of visions emerge from the shadows' FINANCIAL TIMES 'A celebration of the exuberance of night-time and a moving portrait of the dangers of the dark' THE TIMES 'A beautifully written combination of personal reflection and broader thought . . . at once atmospheric and touching' Louise Doughty, author of Apple Tree Yard The night is a time of darkness and nightmares, fear and vulnerability, especially for women. And, yet, it is another world, full of beauty and possibility, too. After the sun goes down, insomnia and sleep paralysis do threaten. But some have always walked the nocturnal landscapes, with more or less confidence. Others have worked, night shifts and hidden night work: nurses, security guards, sex workers. And some have found solace in the darkness, from queer rave culture to