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Nonesuch

By: Francis Spufford
Narrated by: Lydia Wilson
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A fantasy novel set in the Blitz, from the author of Golden Hill.

'What a joy! A novel with endless ingenuity and enormous heart.' Kaliane Bradley
'Everything that great literature should be.' Sarah Perry
' His Dark Materials meets the Blitz.' Observer
'An all encompassing masterpiece.' London Standard
'My god can he write.' Richard Osman
'Ripples with literary magic.' The Times

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 - into a reality where time bends, spirits can be summoned, and history hangs by a thread. Soon there are Nazi planes overhead. But Iris has more to contend with than the terrors of the Blitz. Over the rooftops of burning London, in the twisted passages between past and present, a fascist fanatic is travelling with a gun in her hand.

And only Iris can stop her from altering the course of history forever.

Nonesuch was a Sunday Times bestseller w/e 28/2/2026.

©2026 Francis Spufford (P)2026 Faber & Faber Fantasy Genre Fiction Historical Literary Fiction Heartfelt England War
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Wonderful blend of historical fiction and fantasy. Feels like Dr Who or Rivers of London if you're into those. Excellent narration, highly enjoyable

Really fun

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My first Spufford book and it won’t be my last. This is not even a genre that I usually enjoy but the writing is so good it didn’t matter. There was nothing even remotely resembling a cliche — fresh imagery every sentence. Characters as lumpy and awkward as life. I’m grateful that someone is writing books like this.
Oh and the narrator should be given a medal. The accents, particularly Iris and Lal, did so much work and so well.

What a writer!

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I cannot, obviously, go into any kind of detail, but this book has left me in a state of incredulous distress.

I feel absolutely misled and miserable

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