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.
