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A warm, joyful novel that fizzes with humanity and love of language - by the bestselling author of The Accidental
'There once was a man who, one night between the main course and the sweet at a dinner party, went upstairs and locked himself in one of the bedrooms of the house of the people who were giving the dinner party . . . '
As the hours turn to days to weeks to months and the consequences of this stranger's actions ripple outwards, touching the owners, the guests, the neighbourhood then the whole country, so Ali Smith draws us into a beautiful, strange place where everyone is so much more than they at first appear.
Author: Ali Smith
Format: Paperback, 384 pages, 130mm x 198mm, 267 g
Published: 2012, Penguin Books Ltd, United Kingdom
Genre: General & Literary Fiction
Description
A warm, joyful novel that fizzes with humanity and love of language - by the bestselling author of The Accidental
'There once was a man who, one night between the main course and the sweet at a dinner party, went upstairs and locked himself in one of the bedrooms of the house of the people who were giving the dinner party . . . '
As the hours turn to days to weeks to months and the consequences of this stranger's actions ripple outwards, touching the owners, the guests, the neighbourhood then the whole country, so Ali Smith draws us into a beautiful, strange place where everyone is so much more than they at first appear.
There but for the