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Fiction, General Fiction

Glyph

Ali Smith (author)

Hardback Published on: 29/01/2026

£20.00

6 reviews

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Perfect

I loved this. Aside from Ali Smith's incredible writing style which leaves me on a high every time I read her, this story is so big and the questions so fu... READ MORE

Hannah Westley at Belfast

This reviewer received a free of charge product for review.

What's This About a Horse?

In Ali Smith’s new novel Glyph, both central characters, sisters Petra and Patch, happen to have—like many of us—read its precursor, Gliff (2024). Thus com... READ MORE

Oliver Lewis at York

A hopeful tale about our ability to care.

The endlessly inventive Ali Smith returns with the sister story to 2024’s strikingly allegorical Gliff. This time she’s bringing the political back home to... READ MORE

Jack at Glasgow Argyle Street at Glasgow

An intelligent, essential, original duology

Hearing the concept of Ali Smith’s ‘Gliff/Glyph’ duology greatly piqued my interest. Two novels, both with the same one-word title but with different spell... READ MORE

Anthony at Liverpool One at Liverpool

This reviewer received a free of charge product for review.

An excellent novel that struggles to outshine its predecessor

Ali Smith is my absolute favourite author so this book was always going to be a pretty big deal, but seeing as it’s a sequel/sister to her previous book GL... READ MORE

Ross at Glasgow Sauchiehall St

This reviewer received a free of charge product for review.

Ali (word)Smith does it again

Was there ever a real chance of an Ali Smith novel not hitting? No. But nevertheless, she never ceases to amaze me on a new level every-time. As ever, he... READ MORE

Sophie at Cambridge

Synopsis

Glyph follows Ali Smith's 2024 novel Gliff and tells a story hidden in the first novel. Gliff is set in a near future rife with surveillance, where people can be labelled 'unverifiable' by the state. It follows siblings Briar and Rose as they attempt to survive in a world that strives to crush curiosity and meaning.

Publisher information

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
ISBN: 9780241665596
Number of pages: 288
Dimensions: 222 x 142 x 26 mm
Weight: 366g
Languages: English

Glyph

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