Reading Neverwhen, by Neil Gaiman. I am a fan. Stardust for instance was a fairy tale for adults that was made into a film. The Graveyard Book - a retelling of the Jungle Book, set amongst ghosts and tombs. (for kids as well as grown ups). Also gets the thumbs up. I also recently read The Ocean at the End of the Lane.
I can certainly recommend Neverwhen ... how can I sum it up...
Richard, a modern day Alice, falls through the cracks in modern-day London into a Gothic underworld of dispossessed Londoners and nightmares.
I think he was inspired by seeing the homeless people in that incredibly affluent city. Brilliantly imagined.
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