SUMMER

Discover the unforgettable finale to Ali Smith''s dazzling literary tour-de-force

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 inmeltdown - 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?

Summer.

''Smith''s seasonal quartet of novels is a bold and brilliant experiment'' Independent

''The novel''s hopeful message about the healing power of friendship ensures the quartet ends on a feel-good note'' Sunday Times