India, Feb. 12 -- Ali Smith's writing always attempts to reshape how fiction is written in English. From her Seasonal Quartet (2016-2020), that captured Britain following the EU referendum, to this new duology, she writes for change and to lay bare the problems that plague the contemporary world. Gliff, the first book which appeared in 2024, will be followed by Glyff later this year.

In Gliff, two siblings live in a 'brave new world', a dystopic country where their mother works at a hotel and leaves them with a babysitter, a young man named Leif. They are travelling back home in their camper van when they discover that a thick red line has been drawn at their doorstep. Sensing danger, Leif packs their clothes in a rucksack and takes them...