There But For The Contributor(s): Smith, Ali (Author) |
|
ISBN: 0307275248 ISBN-13: 9780307275240 Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group OUR PRICE: $19.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2012 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Family Life - General - Fiction | Urban |
Dewey: FIC |
Physical Information: 0.91" H x 5.22" W x 8.03" (0.69 lbs) 256 pages |
Themes: - Demographic Orientation - Urban - Topical - Family - Cultural Region - British Isles |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: When a dinner-party guest named Miles locks himself in an upstairs room and refuses to come out, he sets off a media frenzy. He also sets in motion a mesmerizing puzzle of a novel, one that harnesses acrobatic verbal playfulness to a truly affecting story. Miles communicates only by cryptic notes slipped under the door. We see him through the eyes of four people who barely know him, ranging from a precocious child to a confused elderly woman. But while the characters' wit and wordplay soar, their story remains profoundly grounded. As it probes our paradoxical need for both separation and true connection, There but for the balances cleverness with compassion, the surreal with the deeply, movingly real, in a way that only Ali Smith can. |