The book is a poignant and timely conclusion to a seasonal quartet, weaving together the lives of characters across contemporary Britain with themes of history, art, nature, and politics. It captures the essence of the summer season, exploring the complexity of human relationships, the passage of time, and the interplay between the personal and the global. Through a narrative that is both fragmented and fluid, the story reflects on the human capacity for kindness and cruelty, connection and separation, and the ever-present impact of past events on the present day.

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