{"product_id":"nonesuch-9781668214374","title":"Nonesuch","description":"\u003cb\u003eA spellbinding tale about an ambitious young woman who must thwart an occult plot by time-traveling fascists during the chaos of the London Blitz--from \"one of our most powerful writers of wayward historical fiction\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFollowing the acclaim of his previous novels \u003ci\u003eGolden Hill \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eCahokia Jazz\u003c\/i\u003e, Francis Spufford delivers a masterpiece of literary fantasy, hailed by Joe Hill as \"a book that scoops up all the wonder and hope and pleasure of the Narnia novels, and pours it into a story for grown-ups.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e It's the summer of 1939, and the air in London is thick with the tension of impending war. Iris Hawkins, a fiery young financial secretary, has a chance encounter with Geoff, a genius engineer from the new technology of television. What was supposed to be one night of abandon draws her instead into a nightmare of otherworldly pursuit--into a reality where time bends, spirits can be summoned, and history hangs by a thread. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSoon there are Nazi planes droning overhead. In a time when death falls randomly from above each night, when the streets are darker than the wildest forest and all the men are away in uniform, the defense of the city is in the hands of its women. But Iris has more to contend with than just the terrors of the Blitz. Over the rooftops of burning London, in the twisted passages between past and present, through the vast night sky and across the tiny screens of early television, a fascist fanatic is travelling with a gun in her hand, and only Iris can stop her from altering the course of history forever. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Both a thrilling page-turner and a profound exploration of ambition, love, and the fight against tyranny, \u003ci\u003eNonesuch\u003c\/i\u003e is a story that is as enchanting as it is urgent. Packed with twists, tension, and wonder, it is a triumph of storytelling.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Francis Spufford\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scribner Book Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/10\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 496\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.50w x 1.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781668214374\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/02\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/20\/2026 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrancis Spufford began as the author of four highly praised books of nonfiction. His first book, \u003ci\u003eI May Be Some Time\u003c\/i\u003e, won the Writers Guild Award for Best Nonfiction Book of 1996, the Banff Mountain Book Prize, and a Somerset Maugham Award. It was followed by \u003ci\u003eThe Child That Books Built\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBackroom Boys\u003c\/i\u003e, and most recently, \u003ci\u003eUnapologetic\u003c\/i\u003e. But with \u003ci\u003eRed Plenty \u003c\/i\u003ein 2012 he switched to the novel. \u003ci\u003eGolden Hill \u003c\/i\u003ewon multiple literary prizes on both sides of the Atlantic; \u003ci\u003eLight Perpetual \u003c\/i\u003ewas longlisted for the Booker Prize; and \u003ci\u003eCahokia Jazz \u003c\/i\u003ewas longlisted for the Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction and won the Sidewise Award for Alternate History. In England, he is a Fellow of both the Royal Society of Literature and the Royal Historical Society. He teaches writing at Goldsmiths College, University of London.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Francis Spufford \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47733880324253,"sku":"9781668214374","price":48.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_914427f2-b8e1-4686-a7a8-3759e0da4d1a.jpg?v=1773737547","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/nonesuch-9781668214374","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}