Nominated for the Man Booker Prize 2017, Sunday Times Bestseller of the Top Ten. "In a country seemingly divided against itself, a writer like Smith is more valuable than an entire parliament of politicians." - Financial Times. "Undoubtedly Smith at her best. Playful yet elegant; angry yet comforting." - The Times. "A beautiful, moving symphony of memories, dreams, and fleeting realities. The first novel after Brexit." - Guardian.

A stunningly inventive new novel from the Man Booker-nominated and Baileys Prize-winning author of How to be both. Daniel is one hundred years old. Elisabeth, born in 1984, has her sights set on the future. The United Kingdom is torn apart, divided by a historic summer that comes once in a generation. Love is won, love is lost. Hope goes hand in hand with hopelessness. The seasons change as always... "Outstanding, exceptional, playful... There is much that uplifts the soul." - Daily Mail.