Companion Piece

by Ali Smith | Literature & Fiction | This book has not been rated.
ISBN: 0241541352 Global Overview for this book
Registered by wingjeniwrenwing of Pambula, New South Wales Australia on 1/9/2023
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Journal Entry 1 by wingjeniwrenwing from Pambula, New South Wales Australia on Monday, January 9, 2023
The unmissable new work from Ali Smith, following the dazzling Man Booker-shortlisted Seasonal quartet

'A story is never an answer. A story is always a question.'

Here we are in extraordinary times.
Is this history?

What happens when we cease to trust governments, the media, each other?
What have we lost?
What stays with us?
What does it take to unlock our future?

Following her astonishing quartet of Seasonal novels, Ali Smith again lights a way for us through the nightmarish now, in a vital celebration of companionship in all its forms.

'Every hello, like every voice, holds its story ready, waiting.'

Journal Entry 2 by wingjeniwrenwing at Greigs Flat, New South Wales Australia on Friday, March 10, 2023
Following on from her quartet series is Companion Piece where the narrator, a queer painter named Sand is enduring the pandemic. It is here during lockdown whilst her father is ill in hospital after a heart attack she is caring for his dog. Then, out of the blue she receives an unsettling call from an old college acquaintance, and she’s drawn into a sinister mystery involving a priceless medieval lock; bizarrely demanding, near-Shakespearian twins; hallucinatory dreams; and what may, or may not, be a visitation from another time. There is a lot of interesting wordplay, snippets from news headlines, literature and lines of poetry alongside stories of ancient legends. I think this might be my favourite and a fitting end to the series.

Journal Entry 3 by wingjeniwrenwing at Balingup, Western Australia Australia on Tuesday, March 14, 2023

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A surprise RABCK and enjoy :)

Journal Entry 4 by wingcrimson-tidewing at Balingup, Western Australia Australia on Wednesday, March 29, 2023

Thank you so much for this lovely RABCK, jeniwren. I’m sure I’ll enjoy it greatly - once I’ve read the others. 😉

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