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Summary

In these energetic, exhilarating stories, Ali Smith portrays a world of everyday dislocation, where people 
nevertheless find connection, mystery, and love. In “Astute Fiery Luxurious,” a misdelivered package throws 
the life of a couple into disarray. A boy’s unexplained illness in “I Know Something You Don’t Know” drives his 
mother to seek guidance from homeopathic healers, with inconclusive results. In “The Child,” an unnervingly 
mature young boy voices offensive humor that genteel society would rather not acknowledge. And a confident 
older woman meets her awkward fourteen-year-old self in “Writ” but can’t figure out how to guide her–or even 
whether she should. 
As Smith explores the subtle links between what we know and what we feel, she creates an exuberant, masterly 
collection that is packed full of ideas, humor, nuance, and compassion. Ali Smith and the short story are made 
for each other.

Publishing date: 2025-02-04; Unabridged; Copyright Year: 2009. Copyright Statment: —

• Contemporary Fiction
• Short Stories