The Blitz, romance, and time-traveling fascists
British author Francis Spufford discusses his latest novel Nonesuch, a genre-blending WWII fantasy set during the London Blitz, where a young woman confronts societal constraints, magical threats, and fascist sympathizers—while reflecting on his personal history, literary influences lik
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