Quick facts for kids
Winter
First edition
|
| Author |
Ali Smith |
| Cover artist |
David Hockney, Winter Tunnel with Snow 2006 |
| Country |
United Kingdom |
| Language |
English |
| Publisher |
Hamish Hamilton |
|
Publication date
|
2017 |
| Media type |
Print |
| Pages |
322 |
| ISBN |
978-0241207024 |
| Preceded by |
Autumn |
| Followed by |
Spring |
Winter is a 2017 novel by Scottish author Ali Smith, first published by Hamish Hamilton, and the second of a Seasonal quartet.
Plot
A family gathers in a large Cornwall house for a Christmas reunion. Joining matriarch Sophia and sister Iris is son Art, and Lux, who they believe to be Art's girlfriend, Charlotte. Art has paid Lux to pretend to be Charlotte for Christmas. Sophia suffers from visions of a disembodied child's head which follows her around, Iris is in her 70s, one of the original Greenham women, Art is a nature blogger hijacked by the original Charlotte. Lux is a Croatian and is unable to maintain her identity as Charlotte. But, like a figure in a Shakespearean romance —there are many references to “Cymbeline” - Lux magically brings Art, Iris, and Sophia together.
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