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LONGLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2017' Smith's finest Extraordinary truly marvellous' Observer ' Superb' Financial Times ' Breathtaking' TLS ' Pitch-perfect' Daily Telegraph'A tale of two girls who meet in a West London dance class A page-turner that's also beautifully written ' Glamour' There is still no better chronicler of the modern British family than Zadie Smith' Telegraph SHORTLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARDS 2017 A dazzlingly exuberant new novel moving from north west London to West Africa from the multi-award-winning author of White Teeth & On Beauty Two brown girls dream of being dancers
- but only one Tracey has talent The other has ideas about rhythm & time black bodies & black music what it means to belong what it means to be free It's a close but complicated childhood friendship that ends abruptly in their early twenties never to be revisited but never quite forgotten either Bursting with energy rhythm & movement Swing Time is Zadie Smith's most ambitious novel yet It is a story about music & identity race & class those who follow the dance & those who lead it
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LONGLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2017' Smith's finest Extraordinary truly marvellous' Observer ' Superb' Financial Times ' Breathtaking' TLS ' Pitch-perfect' Daily Telegraph'A tale of two girls who meet in a West London dance class A page-turner that's also beautifully written ' Glamour' There is still no better chronicler of the modern British family than Zadie Smith' Telegraph SHORTLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARDS 2017 A dazzlingly exuberant new novel moving from north west London to West Africa from the multi-award-winning author of White Teeth & On Beauty Two brown girls dream of being dancers
- but only one Tracey has talent The other has ideas about rhythm & time black bodies & black music what it means to belong what it means to be free It's a close but complicated childhood friendship that ends abruptly in their early twenties never to be revisited but never quite forgotten either Bursting with energy rhythm & movement Swing Time is Zadie Smith's most ambitious novel yet It is a story about music & identity race & class those who follow the dance & those who lead it
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LONGLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2017' Smith's finest Extraordinary truly marvellous' Observer ' Superb' Financial Times ' Breathtaking' TLS ' Pitch-perfect' Daily Telegraph'A tale of two girls who meet in a West London dance class A page-turner that's also beautifully written ' Glamour' There is still no better chronicler of the modern British family than Zadie Smith' Telegraph SHORTLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARDS 2017 A dazzlingly exuberant new novel moving from north west London to West Africa from the multi-award-winning author of White Teeth & On Beauty Two brown girls dream of being dancers
- but only one Tracey has talent The other has ideas about rhythm & time black bodies & black music what it means to belong what it means to be free It's a close but complicated childhood friendship that ends abruptly in their early twenties never to be revisited but never quite forgotten either Bursting with energy rhythm & movement Swing Time is Zadie Smith's most ambitious novel yet It is a story about music & identity race & class those who follow the dance & those who lead it
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LONGLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2017' Smith's finest Extraordinary truly marvellous' Observer ' Superb' Financial Times ' Breathtaking' TLS ' Pitch-perfect' Daily Telegraph'A tale of two girls who meet in a West London dance class A page-turner that's also beautifully written ' Glamour' There is still no better chronicler of the modern British family than Zadie Smith' Telegraph SHORTLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARDS 2017 Mumsnet Book of the Month for July 2017A dazzlingly exuberant new novel moving from north west London to West Africa from the multi-award-winning author of White Teeth & On Beauty Two brown girls dream of being dancers
- but only one Tracey has talent The other has ideas about rhythm & time black bodies & black music what it means to belong what it means to be free It's a close but complicated childhood friendship that ends abruptly in their early twenties never to be revisited but never quite forgotten either Bursting with energy rhythm & movement Swing Time is Zadie Smith's most ambitious novel yet It is a story about music & identity race & class those who follow the dance & those who lead it
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Swing Vote stars Kevin Costner as Bud Johnson
- an apathetic lovable loser who has an unhealthy affection for beer! Molly (Madeline Carroll) is Bud&s 12 year old daughter
- but unlike her father Molly is smart conscientious & passionate! Molly takes care of both of them until one mischievous moment on Election Day when she accidentally sets off a chain of events which culminates in the presidential election coming down to one vote her dads Suddenly Bud Johnson the nobody becomes the voice for everybody when the world realizes that his vote will be the one that elects the next president Politicians invade the small town of Texico New Mexico & its unwitting inhabitants waging war for Bud&s vote Actors Kevin Costner Dennis Hopper Stanley Tucci Kelsey Grammer Paula Patton George Lopez Nathan Lane Judge Reinhold Mare Winningham Larry King Willie Nelson Madeline Carroll & Bill Maher Director Joshua Michael Stern Certificate 12 years & over Year 2008 Screen Widescreen Languages English
- Dolby Digital (51) Duration 1 hour & 54 minutes (approx)


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