GLIFF

Once upon a time, not very far from now, two children come home to find a line of wet red paint round the outside of their house . .

. So begins the freewheeling and urgent new novel from Ali Smith _ the story of two young people and a horse called Gliff, on the run from history as it takes a turn for the worse. A voice that moves with lightness and precision, where bravery and goodness triumph in spirit over jeopardy and fear' Financial TimesOne of Smith's most propulsive stories _ a dark adventure with high stakes, which is still a sparklingly crisp read.