An astonishing finale to a prescient series . . . Ali Smith brilliantly weaves strands of joy and celebration to end her Seasonal Quartet * Evening Standard *
The first great coronavirus novel - a book to savour, a literary tour de force that captures the nation's psyche exquisitely * Evening Standard *
This singular writer has found her moment * Prospect *
A maestra's portrait of her age. . . remarkable * Guardian *
Few writers today can make a more compelling claim to singularity of innovation and sustained brilliance * TLS *
The bravura performance of a writer, poised at the edge of the day's vast darkness, gathering all the warmth and light of our inner summer * The Washington Post *
Smith bring[s] this brilliant quartet to a satisfying close * NPR *
The final flourish of a mazy and beautiful quartet * Telegraph *
Sublime * The Boston Globe *
Brilliant * The Scotsman *
The novel's hopeful message about the healing power of friendship ensures the quartet ends on a feel-good note * Sunday Times *
A remarkable experiment with timeliness in fiction * Literary Review *