Ash Dark As Night Spring26 Laurie Lee and Bruce Chatwin

Laurie Lee and Bruce Chatwin

in the myths and traditions of the ancient world

Fernando Pessoa wrote ‘be plural like the universe

Author and photographer Rebecca Nason has carefully chosen over 500 colour photographs to illuminate key identification points

their adorations and aversions

Ash Dark As Night Spring26 Laurie Lee and Bruce ChatwinAn atmospheric dive into a city on the brink brimming with remarkable historical detail, Ash Dark as Night is perfect for fans of Walter Mosley and James Ellroy. Los Angeles, 1965. Tempers have boiled over in the Watts neighbourhood, sparked by the traffic stop of two Black motorists, the Frye brothers, by the Highway Patrol. Freelance crime photographer Harry Ingram is on the scene, capturing images of the cops as they unleash batons, dogs, and water