Synopsis
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From the bestselling author of Autumn and Winter, as well as the Baileys Prize-winning How to be Both, comes the next installment in the remarkable, once-in-a-generation masterpiece, the Seasonal Quartet
What unites Katherine Mansfield, Charlie Chaplin, Shakespeare, Rilke, Beethoven, Brexit, the present, the past, the north, the south, the east, the west, a man mourning lost times, a woman trapped in modern times?
Spring. The great connective.
With an eye to the migrancy of story over time, and riffing on Pericles, one of Shakespeare's most resistant and rollicking works, Ali Smith tells the impossible tale of an impossible time. In a time of walls and lockdown Smith opens the door.
The time we're living in is changing nature. Will it change the nature of story? Hope springs eternal.
Publisher information
- Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
- ISBN: 9781785175589
- Number of pages: 208
- Dimensions: 216 x 135 mm
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Disappointing
The reviews are glowing but none of them mention the plots. Now I know why. There isn’t one. literary luvvie navel gazing. Another thing have you noticed h... READ MORE
It just gets better and better
I have been in a bit of an Ali Smith phase recently and have been looking forward to Spring coming out. I loved Spring, I loved the characters, the way the... READ MORE
Spring
Another near masterpiece from Ali Smith's seasonal quartet - in some ways I think this one is the best yet. Once again, she weaves a number of strands in a... READ MORE
Not Convinced
I'm aware I am going against the grain here - Smith is the new doyen and beacon of hope in literary fiction - but I wasn't convinced by the narrative of Sp... READ MORE
False Hope?
Firstly, it’s important to understand when I read Spring. It came amid the COVID-19 lockdown, with spring blooming outside and myself and my family consign... READ MORE
Restorative
It left me feeling renewed, hopeful and lighter. It hooked me and I romped through it faster than my normal pace. Thoroughly enjoyed.
Top notch, top topicality, intelligent, sharp and witty
See it all at 101greatreads.blogTHE first two of this potential quartet – Autumn and Winter – were pleasant if not totally convincing as the contemporary ... READ MORE
Not for me
Spring, Ali Smith's third instalment in her seasonal quartet, has multiple narrative layers with diverse cultural references and themes which in part conne... READ MORE
Ali Smith – Spring
Just as the years moves on so does Ali Smith with the third volume of her seasonal quartet. Now, its spring time, the time of the year between death and re... READ MORE
Simply wonderful book - whcih shows us the importance of connection at a time of division
The third of Ali’s Smith’s seasonal quartet after Autumn and Winter.
SA4A
All of the books feature the firm SA4A (Smith, Ali, Quartet, Autumn) which has... READ MORE
There but for the grace...
The publisher’s description does little to sell this amazing book from Ali Smith. Frankly, based on it, I would put it back on the shelf. But I recently re... READ MORE
Beautifully written
Spring is my favourite season because it is renewal and full of promise. It might arrive with a bang or a whimper or a gentle warm embrace. This third of t... READ MORE
Essential Reading
Ali Smith has written a serious of novels that examine the problems of our times - climate change, Brexit and the rise of far right nationalism and the res... READ MORE
‘’If you rise at dawn in a clear sky, and during the month of March, they say you can catch a bag of air so intoxicated with the essence of spring that when it is distilled and prepared, it will produce an oil of gold, remedy enough to heal all ointments.
‘’None of it touches me. It’s nothing but water and dust. You’re nothing but bonedust and water. Good. More useful to me in the end.
I’m the child who’s be... READ MORE
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