Gliff

Winner of the Dublin Literary Award 2026 Shortlisted for the Gordon Bowker Volcano Prize 2025 Shortlisted for the Highland Book Prize 2024

"Miraculous... tender, hilarious and ultimately uplifting. A ray of hope" — Paul Murray, Irish Times

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 Times

"One of Smith's most propulsive stories – a dark adventure with high stakes, which is still a sparklingly crisp read. 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 Williams