The Accidental by Ali Smith
Published:
10:18 AM June 29, 2006
Updated:
9:16 PM February 22, 2021
Ali Smith s Whitbread award winning novel centres on the Smart family in their Norfolk holiday home one hot summer. A stranger called Amber appears at the door and a quiet summer is turned on its head. This is an artful, innovative book and as such not al
Ali Smith's Whitbread award winning novel centres on the Smart family in their Norfolk holiday home one hot summer.
A stranger called Amber appears at the door and a quiet summer is turned on its head.
This is an artful, innovative book and as such not always the easiest of reads.
Smith's pleasure in playing with language is a joy to witness but can sometimes make the book hard to get into.
However, stick with it and you won't be disappointed.
Thanks to Ottakar's of Stevenage 3/5
