On Beauty !

Set On Both Sides Of The Atlantic, Zadie Smith'S Third Novel Is A Brilliant And Very Funny Look At Family Life, Marriage, The Collision Of The Personal And Political, And An Honest Look At People'S Self-Deceptions.

Howard Belsey Is An Englishman Abroad, An Academic Teaching In A Small College Town In New England. Whilst He Struggles To Revive His Passion For His African-American Wife Kiki, His Three Teenage Children Are Seeking Loves, Ideals And Commitments Of Their Own. And After Howard'S Disastrous Affair With A Colleague, His Sensitive Eldest Son Jerome Escapes To London For The Holidays, Where He Defies Everything The Belseys Represent By Going To Work For Trinidadian Right-Wing Academic And Pundit, Monty Kipps. Jerome Falls For Monty'S Beautiful, Capricious Daughter, Victoria, But Their Short-Lived Romance Has Long-Lasting Consequences, Drawing These Very Different Families Into Each Other'S Lives...