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Light Perpetual
- Author
- Francis Spufford
- Narrator
- Imogen Church
- Publisher
- W. F. Howes Ltd
- Publish Date
- 4 February 2021
- Run Time
- 12 hours 37 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Historical fiction
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November 1944. A German rocket strikes London, and five young lives are atomised in an instant.
November 1944. That rocket never lands. A single second in time is altered, and five young lives go on - to experience all the unimaginable changes of the twentieth century.
Because maybe there are always other futures. Other chances.
Light Perpetual is a story of the everyday, the miraculous and the everlasting. Ingenious and profound, full of warmth and beauty, it is a sweeping and intimate celebration of the gift of life.
From the best-selling, prize-winning author of Golden Hill, a novel of the everyday, the miraculous and the everlasting.
'Dazzling.' The Times
'Exceptional.' Guardian
'Brilliant.' Observer
'Extraordinary.' Financial Times
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Details
- Author
- Francis Spufford
- Narrator
- Imogen Church
- Duration
- 12 hours 37 minutes
- Release Date
- 4 February 2021
- ISBN
- 9781004031689
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- W. F. Howes Ltd
- Genre
- Historical fiction
Synopsis
NOMINATED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZENovember 1944. A German rocket strikes London, and five young lives are atomised in an instant.November 1944. That rocket never lands. A single second in time is altered, and five young lives go on - to experience all the unimaginable changes of the twentieth century.Because maybe there are always other futures. Other chances.Light Perpetual is a story of the everyday, the miraculous and the everlasting. Ingenious and profound, full of warmth and beauty, it is a sweeping and intimate celebration of the gift of life.From the best-selling, prize-winning author of Golden Hill, a novel of the everyday, the miraculous and the everlasting.'Dazzling.' The Times'Exceptional.' Guardian'Brilliant.' Observer'Extraordinary.' Financial Times
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