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In this absorbing and suspenseful debut novel - similar to Revolutionary Street and influenced by a little-known piece of history - a couple must battle to save lots of both their relationship and the town they live in. In 1959, Nat Collier steps with her spouse, Paul, and their two young daughters to Idaho Falls, a remote armed forces town. An army specialist, Paul is stationed there to help oversee one of the country's first nuclear reactors - an project that seems filled with opportunity. Then, on his rounds, Paul discovers that the reactor is affected, positioning his family and the whole community in danger. Worse, his superiors set out to cover up the condition rather than fix it. Paul can't bring himself to share Nat the truth, but his lays only widen an evergrowing gulf between them. Depressed and restless, Nat is having trouble adjusting with their new lease of life. She struggles to match into her role as a housewife and dreams about a real good friend. When she matches a rancher, Esrom, she locates herself attracted to him, comforted by his kindness and company. But as rumours propagate, the secrets between Nat and Paul build and threaten to attain a breaking point. Based on a true story of the only real fatal nuclear crash to occur in the us, The Longest Nights is a deeply moving novel that explores the elaborate makeup of a marriage, the moving characteristics of trust, and the ways we try to protect those we love.
