Summer

Discover the unforgettable finale to Ali Smith´s dazzling literary tour-de-force In the present, Sacha knows the world´s in trouble. Her brother Robert just is trouble. Their mother and father are having trouble. Meanwhile the world´s in meltdown - and the real meltdown hasn´t even started yet. In the past, a lovely summer. A different brother and sister know they´re living on borrowed time. This is a story about people on the brink of change. They´re family, but they think they´re strangers. So: where does family begin? And what do people who think they´ve got nothing in common have in common? Summer. ´Smith´s seasonal quartet of novels is a bold and brilliant experiment´ Independent ´The novel´s hopeful message about the healing power of friendship ensures the quartet ends on a feel-good note´ Sunday Times