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WINNER OF THE COSTA NOVEL OF THE YEAR
SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE
SHORTLISTED FOR THE SALTIRE AWARD

''Joyous'' The Times

The Accidental pans in on the Norfolk holiday home of the Smart family one hot summer. There a beguiling stranger called Amber appears at the door bearing all sorts of unexpected gifts, trampling over family boundaries and sending each of the Smarts scurrying from the dark into the light.

A novel about the ways that seemingly chance encounters irrevocably transform our understanding of ourselves, The Accidental explores the nature of truth, the role of fate and the power of storytelling.

*****

''Brilliant and engaging, frequently hilarious. . . Smith makes one look at the world afresh'' Sunday Telegraph

''Funny, sexy, poignant, bewitching'' Observer

''A beguiling page-turner . . . To read The Accidental is to be excit

The Accidental

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      Publisher: Penguin Random House Group
      Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd
      Publication Date: 06/04/2006
      ISBN13: 9780141010397, 978-0141010397
      ISBN10: 0141010398
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      WINNER OF THE COSTA NOVEL OF THE YEAR
      SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE
      SHORTLISTED FOR THE SALTIRE AWARD

      ''Joyous'' The Times

      The Accidental pans in on the Norfolk holiday home of the Smart family one hot summer. There a beguiling stranger called Amber appears at the door bearing all sorts of unexpected gifts, trampling over family boundaries and sending each of the Smarts scurrying from the dark into the light.

      A novel about the ways that seemingly chance encounters irrevocably transform our understanding of ourselves, The Accidental explores the nature of truth, the role of fate and the power of storytelling.

      *****

      ''Brilliant and engaging, frequently hilarious. . . Smith makes one look at the world afresh'' Sunday Telegraph

      ''Funny, sexy, poignant, bewitching'' Observer

      ''A beguiling page-turner . . . To read The Accidental is to be excit

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