- Booker Prize 2005 · Shortlist
The Accidental
The Accidental
Ali Smith (born 1962)
English editions
Written in EnglishThe Accidental
Penguin · United Kingdom · 23 July 2020 · Paperback · 320 pages
The Accidental
Hamish Hamilton · United Kingdom · 2005 · Hardcover · 305 pages
The Accidental
Pantheon Books · United States · 2006 · Hardcover · 305 pages
The Accidental
Anchor Books · United States · 10 April 2007 · Paperback · 320 pages
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One summer the Smarts, Eve, Michael, Magnus and Astrid, are holidaying in Norfolk, and none of them is happy. Then a young woman called Amber simply arrives. Each of them takes her for someone else's guest, a student, a friend, even, for Magnus, a rescuing angel, while Astrid cannot decide whether she is a superhero or just mad. All four are entranced, and Amber stays on. She brings delight and hurt and turns their habits upside down, and each of them, caught up in their own concerns, begins to see their own life, their life together and the hidden cracks between them differently.
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About the book
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- Novel
- Genres
- Family (assigned by AI)
- Set in
- United Kingdom
- First published
- 2005
- Author's age
- 43 when first published
- ISBN
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9780241141908 (Hamish Hamilton, United Kingdom)
9780375422256 (Pantheon Books, United States)
9781400032181 (Anchor Books, United States)
9780241989111 (Penguin, United Kingdom)
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