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Spring

'A dazzling hymn to hope’ Observer
By Ali Smith
Series: Seasonal Quartet
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Spring by Ali Smith interweaves the stories of a grieving filmmaker and a resourceful security guard with the tumultuous backdrop of a Britain in flux. This poignant novel explores themes of hope, change, and human connection, set against a backdrop of societal divisions. Smith's masterful narrative captures the essence of renewal and transformation in a powerful and thought-provoking way.
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You might enjoy this book if you appreciate innovative storytelling and richly layered narratives that address timely social issues. Ali Smith's work often weaves together contemporary and historical themes, offering a fresh perspective on the human experience. You may find it appealing if you're drawn to stories that meld the personal and political with lyrical prose and inventive structure.

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Spring

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Unmissable third instalment in the bestselling, critically adored, dazzling inventive novel cycle, the Seasonal Quartet.

What unites Katherine Mansfield, Charlie Chaplin, Shakespeare, Beethoven, Brexit, the present, the past, the north, the south, the east, the west, a man mourning lost times, a woman trapped in modern times?

Spring. The great connective.

With an eye to the migrancy of story over time, and riffing on Pericles, one of Shakespeare's most resistant and rollicking works, Ali Smith tells the impossible tale of an impossible time. In a time of walls and lockdown, Smith opens the door.

The time we're living in is changing nature. Will it change the nature of story? Hope springs eternal.

Series: Seasonal Quartet

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Ali Smith's Spring is praised as a luminous and hope-filled addition to her seasonal quartet, with critics describing it as the best so far. It intricately connects past and present through a chorus of diverse voices, offering a pathway out of contemporary challenges. The novel is lauded for its portrayal of unlikely human connections, addressing pressing current issues with warmth and energy, while Smith's storytelling style compels engagement. Overall, it is seen as a masterful and powerful vision relevant to a divided Britain.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780241973356

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 12 March 2020

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 245g

Pages: 352

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Ali Smith Fiction General Fiction Literary Fiction Penguin Books Series: Seasonal Quartet

About the Author

Ali Smith was born in Inverness in 1962. She is the author of several novels and short story collections including, The Accidental, Hotel World, How to Be Both and the Seasonal Quartet. She has been four times shortlisted for the Booker Prize, has won the Goldsmiths Prize, Orwell Prize, Costa Best Novel Award and the Women's Prize. Ali Smith lives in Cambridge.

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