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OverviewThe bestselling, Booker shortlisted novel by one of Britain's greatest living novelists, now a Penguin Essential Why do we fall in love with the people we do? Why do we visit our mistakes on our children? What makes life truly beautiful? Set between New England and London, On Beauty concerns a pair of feuding families - the Belseys and the Kipps - and a clutch of doomed affairs. It puts low morals among high ideals and asks some searching questions about what life does to love. For the Belseys and the Kipps, the confusions - both personal and political - of our uncertain age are about to be brought close to home- right to the heart of family. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Zadie SmithPublisher: Penguin Books Ltd Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd Dimensions: Width: 11.10cm , Height: 2.70cm , Length: 18.10cm Weight: 0.251kg ISBN: 9780241989166ISBN 10: 0241989167 Pages: 464 Publication Date: 23 July 2020 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsThe tale of a mixed-race British American family in conflict with another family of opposing sensibilities. As with all Smith's work, it's smart, funny and a masterclass in the complexities of identity -- Luan Goldie * Guardian * Author InformationZadie Smith is the author of the novels White Teeth, The Autograph Man, On Beauty, NW and Swing Time; as well as a novella, The Embassy of Cambodia; three collections of essays, Changing My Mind, Feel Free and Intimations; a collection of short stories, Grand Union; and the play, The Wife of Willesden, adapted from Chaucer. She is also the editor of The Book of Other People. Zadie Smith was born in north-west London, where she still lives. The Fraud is her first historical novel. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |