![]() It is "a series of novels that will endure, telling future generations what it was to live in these fraught and febrile times, and how, through art, we survived" (Preston). Events that feature in the series include Brexit, Covid-19, Black Lives Matter, the murder of George Floyd, Australian wildfires and climate change, and the refugee crisis. The publication schedule was breakneck, with just six week from manuscript submission to publication. The series was written in real-time, with Smith responding to the events that would define the decade. ![]() Summer won the Orwell Prize for political fiction in 2021: the judges named Smith "the great chronicler of our age" and the Quartet "a time-capsule which will prove to be essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the mood of Britain during this turbulent time". ![]() ![]() First editions, first impressions, of the complete Seasonal Quartet, each volume signed by the author on the title page. ![]()
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