Autumn

In a country apparently divided against itself, a writer such as Smith is more valuable than a whole parliament of politicians ― Financial Times

Humour, grace, solace...A light-footed meditation on mortality, mutability and how to keep your head in troubled times ― The Guardian

The novel of the year is obviously Ali Smith's Autumn, which managed the miracle of making at least a kind of sense out of post-Brexit Britain ― The Observer

A moving exploration of the intricacies of the imagination, a sly teasing-out of a host of big ideas and small revelations, all hovering around a timeless quandary: how to observe, how to be ― The New York Times