The Whole Story and Other Stories

“Ali Smith has got style, ideas and punch. Read her.” –Jeanette Winterson “One of Britain’s major talents… . Startlingly accomplished.” –“The Atlantic Monthly ”“A joy to read.” –“Sunday Times “(London) “Smith is a gifted and meticulous architect of character and voice.” –“The Washington Post ”“She’s street-savvy and poignant at once… . There’s a kind of stainless steel clarity at the center of her fiction.” –“The Boston Globe ”“Smith proves herself an experimental writer even your mother could love.” –“Elle”

Ali Smith was born in Inverness in 1962. She is the author of several novels and short story collections including, The Accidental, Hotel World, How to Be Both and the Seasonal Quartet. She has been four times shortlisted for the Booker Prize, has won the Goldsmiths Prize, Orwell Prize, Costa Best Novel Award and the Women’s Prize. Ali Smith lives in Cambridge.