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Francis Spufford in conversation about his second novel, Light Perpetual

“What I hope it has is the fascination of following out strands in the lives where everything makes sense when you look backwards, but you are constantly surprised going forwards”
Francis Spufford © Francesc Melcion
Francis Spufford © Francesc Melcion
The second novel from Francis Spufford is a decade-jumping yarn following five very different lives...

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