For the band of the same name, see The Accidental (band).
The Accidental
First edition cover
Author
Ali Smith
Language
English
Genre
Postmodern fiction
Publisher
Hamish Hamilton
Publication date
2005
Media type
Print
Pages
320
ISBN
978-1-84505-824-1
OCLC
224398028
Dewey Decimal
823.92
The Accidental is a 2005 novel by Scottish author Ali Smith.[1] It follows a middle-class English family who are visited by an uninvited guest, Amber, while they are on holiday in a small village in Norfolk. Amber's arrival has a profound effect on all the family members. Eventually she is cast out the house by the mother, Eve. But the consequences of her appearance continue even after the family has returned home to London.
The novel was received positively by critics. Jennifer Reese of the American magazine Entertainment Weekly praised the book, writing that "while The Accidental does not add up to much more than a clever stunt, Smith pulls it off with terrific pizzazz."[2] The novel was shortlisted for the Orange Prize, the Man Booker Prize and James Tait Black Memorial Prize, and it won the Whitbread Award.[1][3][4][5]
^ abSmith, Ali (2005). The Accidental. ISBN 978-0-241-14190-8. Retrieved 19 April 2008. The Accidental.
^Reese, Jennifer (6 January 2006). "The Accidental (2006)". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 19 April 2008.
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