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The Accidental

The Accidental

Ali Smith

A novel that 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.
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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

Product Description

Title - The Accidental

Edition -

Author - Ali Smith

ISBN 13 - 9780141010397

Imprint - Penguin Books Ltd

Publisher - Penguin Books Ltd

Date Published - 06/04/2006

Prize -

No. of pages -

Binding Type - Paperback

Dimensions - 129 x 198 x 19mm

Weight - 223 g

Languages - English