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Violence
None
No violence
Language
Barely any
Mild language
Sexual Content
Some
Sexual content; an adult woman seduces a teenage boy
Substance Use
Barely any
Drinking
Emotional Intensity
Some
Themes of disruption, family, and the stranger who changes everything
What this book is about
Smith's 2005 Booker-shortlisted novel follows the Smart family as a stranger named Amber disrupts their Suffolk holiday, seducing the teenage boy. Features sexual content (adult woman and teenager) and Smith's formal playfulness. For adults.
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Adult-minor sexual content
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