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There but for the
- Author
- Ali Smith
- Narrator
- Juliet Stevenson
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Publish Date
- 11 February 2021
- Run Time
- 9 hours 2 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Rating
- 3.0 (1 review)
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What to expect
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A sparkling satire from the MAN BOOKER PRIZE-SHORTLISTED and WOMEN'S PRIZE-WINNING author of How to be both and the critically acclaimed Seasonal quartet
'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 time passes by and the consequences of this stranger's actions ripple outwards, touching the owners, the guests, the neighbours and the whole country, so Ali Smith draws us into a beautiful, strange place where everyone is so much more than they first appear...
'Playful, humorous, serious, profoundly clever and profoundly affecting' Guardian
'Adventurous, intoxicating, dazzling. This is a novel with serious ambitions that remains huge fun to read' Literary Review
'Smith can make anything happen, which is why she is one of our most exciting writers today' Daily Telegraph
© Ali Smith 2011 (P) Penguin Audio 2021
Critics Review
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Whimsically devastating. Playful, humorous, serious, profoundly clever and profoundly affecting
Guardian
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Remarkable. A brilliant novel: funny, serious, always surprising, always true
The Times
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I take my hat off to Ali Smith. Her writing lifts the soul
Evening Standard
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A playfully serious or seriously playful novel full of wit and pleasure. Wonderful
Observer
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Eccentric, adventurous, intoxicating, dazzling. This is a novel with serious ambitions that remains huge fun to read. The writing dances along
Literary Review
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Poignant, empathetic, funny. A book full of kindness and compassion
Time Out
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Fizzying, affectionate, sparkling. Smith presents her world view in words as fresh as lemons. A joyful read
Herald
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A tour de force
Financial Times
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A virtuoso piece of writing, both funny and gripping . . . Smith is a writer with a rich array of conventional strengths
Times Literary Supplement
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A must read
Toronto NOW
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Details
- Author
- Ali Smith
- Narrator
- Juliet Stevenson
- Duration
- 9 hours 2 minutes
- Release Date
- 11 February 2021
- ISBN
- 9780241992951
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Genre
- Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general
- Rating
- 3.0(1 review)
- Narration
- 5.0(1 review)
Synopsis
Brought to you by Penguin. A sparkling satire from the MAN BOOKER PRIZE-SHORTLISTED and WOMEN'S PRIZE-WINNING author of How to be both and the critically acclaimed Seasonal quartet'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 time passes by and the consequences of this stranger's actions ripple outwards, touching the owners, the guests, the neighbours and the whole country, so Ali Smith draws us into a beautiful, strange place where everyone is so much more than they first appear...'Playful, humorous, serious, profoundly clever and profoundly affecting' Guardian'Adventurous, intoxicating, dazzling. This is a novel with serious ambitions that remains huge fun to read' Literary Review'Smith can make anything happen, which is why she is one of our most exciting writers today' Daily Telegraph© Ali Smith 2011 (P) Penguin Audio 2021
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