On Beauty

book synopsis/description:

'Glorious. Wonderfully engaging, Wonderfully observed... that rare thing: a novel that is as affecting as it is entertaining' -New York Times

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 in New England mainly and London partly, On Beauty concerns a pair of feuding families - the Belseys and the Kippses - 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 Kippses, the Confusions - both personal and political - of our uncertain age are about to be brought close to home: right to the heart of family.

Book is in a new condition.

about the author:

Zadie Smith was born in north-west London in 1975, and continues to live in the area. She is the author of White Teeth, The Autograph Man and On Beauty.

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