Life (And Magic) During Wartime: Review of Francis Spufford’s Nonesuch (opens in new tab)

Abigail Nussbaum Under Review:Nonesuch. Francis Spufford. Faber & Faber, February 2026. In 2021, Francis Spufford published Light Perpetual, a novel that was, in a somewhat roundabout fashion, about the effects of the Blitz on the people who experienced it, and the different forms that British society and individuals took in the wake of WWII. In … Continue reading Life (And Magic) During Wartime: Review of Francis Spufford’s Nonesuch

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