The unmissable finale to Ali Smiths dazzling literary tour de force: the Seasonal quartet concludes in 2020 with Summer In the present, Sacha knows the worlds in trouble. Her brother Robert just is trouble. their mother and father are having trouble. Meanwhile the worlds in meltdown - and the real meltdown hasnt even started yet. In the past, a lovely summer. A different brother and sister know theyre living on borrowed time. This is a story about people on the brink of change. theyre family, but they think theyre strangers. So: where does family begin? And what do people who think theyve got nothing in common have in common? Summer. PRAISE FOR SEASONAL: the novel of the year is obviously Autumn Observer on Autumn Masterful. . . Winter is utterly original New York Times Book Review on Winter Luminous, generous, hope-filled. . . A dazzling hymn to hope. Ali Smith is lighting us a path out of the nightmarish now Observer on Spring Smiths seasonal quartet of novels is a bold and brilliant experiment Independent