Girl Meets Boy - Ali Smith

And for the first time since 1927 I am now writing a book that I've literally just finished. This was the usual £2.50 buy from Fopp (promptly refunded by my work-place as it's a book crucial to my personal development - if my line manager happens to read this post, thank you!).

There are times when Girl meets boy is cheesy and relatively predictable. Yet, the book ends up being an overall delight for a variety of reasons:

a) Ali Smith is a uniquely talented writer
b) Her take on gender, but also on any process of personal growth, is eye-opening
c) She manages to tackle emotionally ponderous themes with a wonderful light touch
d) Screw it, it is cheesy but it's also so very heart-warming...

So yeah, after having read a few of her books I can officially say that Ali Smith is now one of my favourite authors.