A mesmerising fantasy set in an England divided by biblical notions of sin feels both historical and steeped in the contemporary wordImagine a world in which sin is visible. In which arouse,lust, envy and avarice erupt in plumes of smoke and the clothes of the sinful are stained in dark soot. In which London is a city of vice, and inhabited only by degenerates,its air polluted not with diesel but with transgression, its sewers running with the soot of sinners. Related: Slade House by David Mitchell review – gleeful, and skin-crawling brilliance There is a cinematic quality to Vyleta’s writing: this is a novel crying out for screen adaptationContinue reading...
Source: theguardian.com