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Light Perpetual

Francis Spufford


  • Faber & Faber
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.

ISBN 9780571336494 | EN | PB
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Publisher Faber & Faber
ISBN 9780571336494
Publication date February 2022
Edition Paperback
Dimensions 198 x 129 mm
Pages 336
Language(s) English ed.
extra information SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2021
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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.