![]() ![]() But Osman, bassist and founding member of the British band Suede, knows something about perseverance. It was published just before the first Covid lockdown, when our collective attention was understandably elsewhere. That was the story of two brothers, a 21st-century tale of murder and mystery that embraced the fantastical as it moved through London, Los Angeles, Las Vegas. In his debut, 2020’s The Ruins, Mat Osman proved himself to be a vivid and imaginative writer. The gods – step – are birds – step – and the birds – step – are gods – leap.” They spread like a fountain and she repeated the catechism under her breath: The gods are birds and the birds are gods. “She came down with a crash, sending a flock of pigeons skywards in a soft explosion of feathers. ![]() Our young heroine, Shay, hurtles above Eastcheap and St Peter’s Hill, St Paul’s Church a landmark in the near distance. ![]() T he Ghost Theatre begins with a London rooftop chase worthy of Mission: Impossible. ![]()
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