On Beauty
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
Published:23rd Jul '20
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The bestselling, Booker shortlisted novel by one of Britain's greatest living novelists, now a Penguin Essential
WINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION
SHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE
From the acclaimed author of Swing Time, White Teeth and Grand Union, discover a brilliantly funny and deeply moving story about love and family
Why do we fall in love with the people we do? Why do we visit our mistakes on our children? What makes life truly beautiful?
Set between New England and London, On Beauty concerns a pair of feuding families - the Belseys and the Kipps - and a clutch of doomed affairs. It puts low morals among high ideals and asks some searching questions about what life does to love. For the Belseys and the Kipps, the confusions - both personal and political - of our uncertain age are about to be brought close to home: right to the heart of family.
'Ambitious, hugely impressive, beautifully observed' Guardian
The tale of a mixed-race British American family in conflict with another family of opposing sensibilities. As with all Smith's work, it's smart, funny and a masterclass in the complexities of identity -- Luan Goldie * Guardian *
- Winner of Orange Prize for Fiction.
ISBN: 9780241989166
Dimensions: 181mm x 111mm x 27mm
Weight: 251g
464 pages