Accidental

Smith, Ali

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‘The Accidental’ is the follow-up novel to ‘Hotel World’, which was shortlisted for the Booker and Orange prizes in 2002. Ali Smith’s other novels include ‘Free Love’, ‘Like’, ‘Other Stories and Other Stories’ and ‘The Whole Story and Other Stories’.

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Publish Date: 06/04/2006

Description

WINNER OF THE COSTA NOVEL OF THE YEAR
SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE
SHORTLISTED FOR THE SALTIRE AWARD

‘Joyous’ The Times

The Accidental pans in on the Norfolk holiday home of the Smart family one hot summer. There a beguiling stranger called Amber appears at the door bearing all sorts of unexpected gifts, trampling over family boundaries and sending each of the Smarts scurrying from the dark into the light.

A novel about the ways that seemingly chance encounters irrevocably transform our understanding of ourselves, The Accidental explores the nature of truth, the role of fate and the power of storytelling.

*****

‘Brilliant and engaging, frequently hilarious. . . Smith makes one look at the world afresh’ Sunday Telegraph

‘Funny, sexy, poignant, bewitching’ Observer

‘A beguiling page-turner . . . To read The Accidental is to be excited from first to last’ Independent

Additional information

Weight 223 g
Dimensions 198 × 129 × 19 mm
Author

Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

305

Language

English

Edition
Dewey

823.914 (edition:22)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K