Set in Argentina in a time of great change, The Story of the Night by Colm Tóibín is a powerful and moving novel about sex, death, and a man who, as the Falklands War is fought and lost, finds his own way to emerge into the world.

Richard Garay lives alone with his mother in Buenos Aires, hiding his sexuality from her and the world.

Stifled by a job he despises, he finds himself willing to take considerable risks . . .