Nonesuch

A spellbinding tale set during the London Blitz about an ambitious young woman who must thwart a plot by time-traveling fascists who seek to bend history to their advantage—from “one of our most powerful writers of wayward historical fiction” (The Washington Post).

It’s the summer of 1939, and the air in London is thick with the tension of impending war. Iris Hawkins, a fiery young financial secretary, has a chance encounter with Geoff, a genius engineer in the new technology of television. What was supposed to be one night of abandon draws her instead into a nightmare of otherworldly pursuit—into a reality where time bends, spirits can be summoned, and history hangs by a thread. Soon there are Nazi planes droning overhead, but Iris has more to contend with than just the terrors of the Blitz. Over the rooftops of burning London, in the twisted passageways between past and present, through the vast night sky and across the tiny screens of early television, a fascist fanatic is traveling with a gun in her hand, and only Iris can stop her.

A thrilling page-turner and a profound exploration of ambition, love, and the fight against tyranny, Nonesuch is a story that is as enchanting as it is urgent.