An extract of 'Maria & the Devil', a magical-realist Western thriller from Graham Thomas. This novel is available worldwide in print, ebook and also as audiobook.
Natasha Kahn AKA Bat For Lashes casts her spell over us at The Barbican. Performing songs from her new album The Dream of Delphi, alongside familiar devotional songs of the past.
The dreamless man awoke as the aeroplane banked into its descent, the aching groan of the engines a caressing alarm. Sharp, foreign light cut through the cabin in parallax to the roll of the plane. It was severe and unexpected.
