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From the critically acclaimed author of Hotel World comes a collection of uniquely inventive stories that thread the labyrinth of coincidence, chance, and connections missed and made. What happens when you run into Death in a busy train station? (You know he's Death because when he smiles, your cell phone goes dead.) What if your lover falls in love with a tree? Should you be jealous? From the woman pursued by a band of bagpipers in full regalia to the artist who's built a seven-foot boat out of secondhand copies of The Great Gatsby," " Smith's characters are offbeat, charming, sexy, and as wonderfully complex as life itself.Smith, Ali is the author of 'Whole Story: And Other Stories - Ali Smith - Paperback' with ISBN 9780241141106 and ISBN 0241141109.
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