![]() ![]() ![]() That there is something deeply wrong with Britain is represented, here, by pointless bureaucracy. Everywhere are signs and rumbles of discontent. The story takes place between the months of June and November of this year, though we never learn precisely where. According to Hernández in his 'Review on Ali Smiths Novel Autumn' the conflict between the mother and the girl is highlighted as two opposite stances in the novel. ![]() This really can be all things to all men. I myself propose that the real subject of Autumn is the inestimable value of storytelling but then I’m a novelist, so I would. Jews, refugees, lesbians, the disenfranchised middle-aged, the lonely and the forgotten could all find cause to think the book is about them. It’s a book that could be claimed by any number of interested parties, from gerontophiles to feminist art historians to civil liberties groups to fans of daytime television’s Bargain Hunt. It’s also a wonderful celebration of friendship, art and everything that matters: loyalty, kindness, the beauty of nature and the lifelong solace of reading. or 4 interest-free payments of 231. Au tumn is surely the first novel about Brexit, but don’t let that put you off. Smith, Ali - The Seasonal Quartet (4 vols - Autumn, Winter, Spring, Summer) - SIGNED. ![]()
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