The Accidental
About this book
The Accidental is a 2005 novel by Scottish author Ali Smith. 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 shortlisted for the Orange Prize, the Man Booker Prize and James Tait Black Memorial Prize, and it won the Whitbread Award.
Reader Profile
3.4/5 · 14081 readers · 312 pages · ≈ 5 h 47 m · Moderate
How long does it take to read The Accidental?
About ≈ 5 h 47 m — 312 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is The Accidental?
312 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is The Accidental?
It sits on the Fiction shelves.
Is The Accidental in the public domain?
No — it is still under copyright.
Who wrote The Accidental?
Ali Smith.