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“A truly marvelous tale of pandemic and puns and endurance.“
Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
A Time Magazine Pick of the Month
An Esquire pick of Best Books of the Month
A Philadelphia Inquirer Pick of the Month
A New York Times Book Review Editor’s Choice of the Week
Award-winning author Ali Smith again lights a way for us through the nightmarish now with a provocative novel grounded both in the contemporary era and in the uncannily familiar era of the Black Plague. This novel boldly captures the spirit of the times.
"A story is never an answer. A story is always a question."
Here we are in extraordinary times. Is this history?
What happens when we cease to trust governments, the media, each other? What have we lost?
What stays with us? What does it take to unlock our future?
“Every hello, like every voice, holds its story ready, waiting.”
Praise