{"product_id":"the-accidental-9781400032181","title":"The Accidental","description":"\u003cp\u003eFilled with Ali Smith's trademark wordplay and inventive storytelling, here is the dizzyingly entertaining, wickedly humorous story of a mysterious stranger whose sudden appearance during a family's summer holiday transforms four variously unhappy people. Each of the Smarts\u003ci\u003e--\u003c\/i\u003eparents Eve and Michael, son Magnus, and the youngest, daughter Astrid\u003ci\u003e--\u003c\/i\u003eencounter Amber in his or her own solipsistic way, but somehow her presence allows them to see their lives (and their life together) in a new light. Smith's narrative freedom and exhilarating facility with language propel the novel to its startling, wonderfully enigmatic conclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Anchor Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/10\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781400032181\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 306\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.94h x 5.24w x 0.69d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/22\/2007 pg. 32\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ali Smith","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36649398435996,"sku":"9781400032181","price":12.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_bd00f138-5fc4-471a-b26a-a3b4d25d69ad.jpg?v=1603872656","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-accidental-9781400032181","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}