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. Companion Piece stands apart from her astonishing Seasonal Quartet, which remains discrete unto itself. But like Smith’s groundbreaking series, this new 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.”
