Pengarang: Francis (author) Spufford

** Includes the first chapter of the hugely anticipated new novel by Francis Spufford, Cahokia Jazz. **Winner of the Costa First Novel Award 2016Winner of the RSL Ondaatje Prize 2017Winner of the …

A thrilling tale of murder and mystery in a city where history has run a little differently — from the best-selling author of Golden Hill. 'Utterly immersive.' …

** Includes the first chapter from the hugely anticipated new novel from Francis Spufford, Cahokia Jazz. **'Dazzling.' The Times'Exceptional.' Guardian'Brilliant.' …

A brilliant, beautiful account of how British boffins triumphed across the decades in creating everything from computer games to Martian landers. The book contains chapters on the Beagle II, Elite – …

'A truly majestic work of scholarship, thought and literary imagination.' Jan Morris, The Times'Shot through with crystalline brilliance.' Washington Post'Fascinating.' …

'Bizarre and quite brilliant.' Dominic Sandbrook, Sunday Times'Thrilling.' Michael Burleigh, Sunday Telegraph'Francis Spufford has one of the most original minds in …

'Passionate, challenging, tumultuously articulate . . . Fascinating.' John Carey, Sunday Times'A wonderful, effortlessly brilliant book.' Evening Standard'A rare gem, a book …

Children's books – from Narnia to The Hobbit – are celebrated in this enlightened examination of the joys of childhood reading. Fairy tales and Where the Wild Things Are, The Lord of the Rings …