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      The Accidental

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      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 ...

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      Product ID:9780141010397
      Product Form:Paperback / softback
      Country of Manufacture:GB
      Title:The Accidental
      Authors:Author: Ali Smith
      Page Count:320
      Subjects:Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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      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.

      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


      Imprint Name:Penguin Books Ltd
      Publisher Name:Penguin Books Ltd
      Country of Publication:GB
      Publishing Date:2006-04-06

      Additional information

      Weight228 g
      Dimensions196 × 129 × 21 mm