![]() ![]() Part two in her seasons series, following the recent Autumn, it sees the disparate limbs of a family (and a stranger) collide over Christmas. ![]() It cajoles you almost effortlessly into the different brain spaces of Ali Smith's complicated cast. THERE'S a translucency to Winter, despite it being bound up in a structure and form that is fluid and changeable. ![]() Winter by Ali Smith, published in hardback by Hamish Hamilton However, it's got spark, and budding magicians will certainly pick up a few tips. It's got pace and wit as you'd expect from Neil (check out the amusing mathematical table of contents for a start), but at times it lacks pizazz, falling into routine ruminations on friendship and finding your people. Sick of bamboozling people for profit, however excellent his illusions, Carter finally finds the courage to scarper, and luckily falls into the welcoming clutches of a cohort of fellow magicians. Uncle Sly has involved Carter in his pickpocketing racket, swindling people out of money by distracting them with magic tricks. The Magic Misfits follows Carter, whose vanished parents have been replaced by his intimidating, self-serving Uncle Sly, around whom Carter tip-toes, a lot. ![]() Yep, it's by Barney! For non-How I Met Your Mother fans, this is actor and comedian Neil Patrick Harris's debut fiction for kids, and you can certainly hear him in the prose. The Magic Misfits by Neil Patrick Harris, published in hardback by Egmont ![]()
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