“The Spell succeeds in its most important aim: it provokes. It forces you to engage. It refuses indifference. And that, I think, is what makes it a serious book, one that will generate real debate, as all consequential writing should.”
“It is an absorbing, riveting and captivating account of how the West lost it’s soul”
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This is a sweeping page-turning account that illustrates how the world, in all its chaotic derangement, can be made intelligible through the lens of historical storytelling.
This is “The Spell” – essential reading for anyone seeking to understand how the stories we tell shape the world we live in
David Buckham is the founder and CEO of Monocle, a management consulting firm based in Johannesburg.
Robyn Wilkinson, his colleague, is an industry writer with a focus on history and financial markets.
They both hold master’s degrees in English and are the co-authors of the bestselling The End of Money and The Age of Menace / Unequal.
David is also the author of Orthogonal Thinking, which has been long-listed for the Sunday Times Literary Awards 2025.
