Gliff by Ali Smith

BookBar says: With a nod to the traditions of dystopian fiction, Gliff tells the story of two children fending for themselves in a hostile world, not dissimilar to ours. Ali Smith's writing, as always, is playful, rallying and completely original.
 
 
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 new Ali Smith book is always an event’ Holly Williams, i
‘Ali Smith’s marvellous Gliff considers the complexities of our present moment and the thorny, bridling potential of possible futures with wit, care and craft. A masterpiece of storytelling about storytelling, exploring the delighting, dangerous power of language and connectivity’ Eley WilliamsLONGLISTED FOR THE 2024 HIGHLAND BOOK PRIZE