Featuring vibrant characters, all of whom have rich interior lives, Francis Spufford’s novel is perfect for audio.
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Simon & Schuster Audio
9781797125732
Simon & Schuster Audio
9781797125732
Featuring vibrant characters, all of whom have rich interior lives, Francis Spufford’s novel is perfect for audio.
One fine day in 1944, a German V-2 rocket hits a South London Woolworths. Among the civilians incinerated by the bomb are five children. But in Light Perpetual (12.5 hours), Francis Spufford explores the tantalizing question: What if? What if these children had been war survivors instead of victims?
With such vibrant characters, all of…
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