Spring by Ali Smith

This is the third installment in what will be a quartet of books that reflects directly on the here and now in Britain on the verge of Brexit.
the story’s main narrative, which is the tale of Richard Lease, a semi-successful film director. His friend and one-time collaborator Paddy (Patricia) Heal – a scriptwriter – has died of cancer, and he has taken himself north on impulse. His internal monologue is full of regret, harking back to conversations with Paddy on her deathbed the previous spring, or reaching further into their past together.version of the daughter he no longer speaks to in the real world.
The other central figure in the novel is Brit – Brittany Hall, employed at a UK immigration removal centre by SA4A, the sinister security firm that has appeared in the previous books. Brit, a decent, educated, intelligent young woman, works within a system that reflects Britain’s shameful stance on the detention of refugees (which pales in comparison to what the United States is doing right now, or course). The books are a unique voice commenting brilliantly on what is so very wrong with the world today.