Nonesuch
The Sunday Times bestseller
$37.02
- Paperback
496 pages
- Release Date
2 March 2026
Summary
‘ONE OF THE MOST ORIGINAL MINDS IN CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE’ - NICK HORNBY
‘A TREMENDOUSLY VARIED AND SURPRISING WRITER’ - GUARDIAN
It’s the summer of 1939. London is on the brink of catastrophic war. Iris Hawkins, an ambitious young woman in the stuffy world of City finance, has a chance encounter with Geoff, a technical whizz at the BBC’s nascent television unit.
What was supposed to be one night of abandon draws her instead into an adventure of otherworldly pursuit -…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780571397174 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0571397174 |
| Author: | Francis Spufford |
| Publisher: | Faber & Faber |
| Imprint: | Faber & Faber |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 496 |
| Release Date: | 2 March 2026 |
| Weight: | 596g |
| Dimensions: | 45mm x 234mm x 158mm |
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About The Author
Francis Spufford
Francis Spufford is the author of three novels and five highly-praised works of non-fiction which are most frequently described by reviewers as either ‘bizarre’ or ‘brilliant’, and usually as both. His debut work of fiction was the historical novel Golden Hill, which won the Costa First Novel Award, the RSL Ondaatje Prize, the Desmond Elliott Prize, and was shortlisted for four others. His second novel, Light Perpetual, was awarded the Encore Award and longlisted for the Booker Prize. His third novel, the alternative history Cahokia Jazz, was recognised by the Science Fiction community when it was awarded the Sidewise Award in 2023. He teaches writing at Goldsmiths College, University of London, and lives in Essex.
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