Set in New England mainly and London partly,On Beautyconcerns a pair of feuding families - the Belseys and the Kipps - 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 Kipps, the confusions - both personal and political - of our uncertain age are about to be brought close to home: right to the heart of family.
Zadie Smith'sOn Beautyis a funny, powerful and moving story about love and family and where we find beauty, in others and in ourselves.
