England of the 1930s, a small town mesmerized by the rumors and fables spun by children, this is a world that is full of the occult, strange oozing with an uncomforting and chilling dark atmosphere.
Sit down to read and the flywheel of work-related thoughts keeps spinning, or else you're so exhausted that a challenging book's the last thing you need.
A universe of ineffable gaudiness spun itself out in his brain while the clock ticked on the wash-stand and the moon soaked with wet light his tangled clothes upon the floor.