The Accidental
by Ali Smith
Taste attributes: dramafamilyslowfresh & originalunsavouryenclosedsolving the riddle/not as it seemscomplex relationshipself destruction/implosion
Boxlist takeA small-scale, inventive novel, otherwise balanced. Best if you like surprises over comfort.
Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: very confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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4.0 / 5
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About This Book
The Accidental is a 2005 novel by Scottish author Ali Smith. It follows a middle-class English family who are visited by an uninvited guest, Amber, while they are on holiday in a small village in Norfolk. Amber's arrival has a profound effect on all the family members. Eventually she is cast out the house by the mother, Eve.
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- Ali Smith
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- 2005
- Pages
- 312
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