Thursday, August 5, 2021

Books and Laundry: Summer

Summer
by Ali Smith
Literary, England | Published: 2020 | Goodreads

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?


First sentence(s):
Everybody said: so?
As in so what? As in shoulder shrug, or what do you expect me to do about it? or I so don't really give a fuck or actually I approve of it, it's fine by me.

Jane Austen sighting: She is mentioned on page 31.
 
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