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Whimsically devastating. Playful, humorous, serious, profoundly clever and profoundly affecting * Guardian *Remarkable. A brilliant novel: funny, serious, always surprising, always true * The Times *I take my hat off to Ali Smith. Her writing lifts the soul * Evening Standard *A playfully serious or seriously playful novel full of wit and pleasure. Wonderful * Observer *Eccentric, adventurous, intoxicating, dazzling. This is a novel with serious ambitions that remains huge fun to read. The writing dances along * Literary Review *Poignant, empathetic, funny. A book full of kindness and compassion * Time Out *Fizzying, affectionate, sparkling. Smith presents her world view in words as fresh as lemons. A joyful read * Herald *A tour de force – Lionel Shriver * Financial Times *A virtuoso piece of writing, both funny and gripping … Smith is a writer with a rich array of conventional strengths * Times Literary Supplement *A must read * Toronto NOW *

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.