Nonesuch by Francis Spufford #joyce lost in time

lost in time

but also signs of its passage through time – creases

The Italian coast of the Adriatic Sea runs from the tip of the heel of the boot-shaped peninsula at the Ionian Sea to the northern waters of the Gulf of Trieste

the charming and enigmatic Arthur Parnassus

Hardback | Publication: 12 Feb 2026

Nonesuch by Francis Spufford #joyce lost in timeDATE OF RELEASE: 22 OCT 2026 A spell binding fantasy novel set in the Blitz, from the author of Golden Hill. It's the summer of 1939. London is on the brink of catastrophic war. Iris Hawkins, an ambitious young woman in the stuffy world of City finance, has a chance encounter with Geoff, a technical whizz at the BBC's nascent television unit. What was supposed to be one night of abandon draws her instead into an adventure of otherworldly pursuit into