The dazzling, unforgettable conclusion to Ali Smith's tour de force, Man Booker-shortlisted Seasonal quartet. This is a story about people on the brink of change. They're family, but they think they're strangers. So: where does family begin? And what do people who think they've got nothing in common have in common? Summer.
<p>Mit 24 Jahren wurde Zarifa Ghafari zur jüngsten Bürgermeisterin Afghanistans ernannt. Trotz Anschlägen durch die Taliban setzte sie sich weiter gegen Korruption, für Frieden und Frauenrechte ein, bis sie 2021 fliehen musste. Doch ihr Kampf geht weiter.</p>
King's older brother, Khalid, has died, and grief is tearing the family apart. It would be easier if King could talk with his best friend, Sandy, but Khalid had told King to end the friendship. "You don't want anyone to think you're gay too, do you?" When Sandy goes missing, King's secrets start piling up beyond what he can bear.