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A stranger called Amber turns up on the doorstep of the Smart family’s holiday home and disrupts their carefully arranged family relationships. Her presence forces them to confront their view of themselves and leads them to unexpected decisions and a new way forward.
Smith’s writing is clever and erudite, fizzing with puns and literary references - so many in fact that they begin to blur into one after a while - and the story is fast moving, funny and also very dark. The characters are all selfis ...more
Smith’s writing is clever and erudite, fizzing with puns and literary references - so many in fact that they begin to blur into one after a while - and the story is fast moving, funny and also very dark. The characters are all selfis ...more
I did not particularly enjoy reading this book. I have read one other book by this author There But For The and had the same reaction. I appreciate the quality of writing but I couldn’t connect with the story or characters. I have found the characters in both her books that I have read to be unlikable. I did listen to the audiobook which had multiple actors reading for each character which added to the experience. There is one more book by the author on the list, I won’t be rushing to read Winte
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botm 2024/February. The book was read and reviewed by 7 members and has been reviewed 10 times here at Reading 1001. The average rating is 3.4.
Jan 03, 2018
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