Parallel possible worlds spool from a German rocket strike in London in 1944: five children are killed but, in a feat of authorial engineering, are given futures nevertheless. A dazzling celebration of the wonders of life. ‘Spufford’ should be an adjective, frankly.
Light Perpetual
(author)
£16.99
Edition:Hardback978057133648704/02/2021
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Tags: c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Greater London, Historical fiction, London, Modern and contemporary fiction, Second World War fiction
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