Distinguished by Smith's Trademark Ability to Unearth Flashes of Truth and Depth in the Everyday, "The First Person and Other Stories" Sparkles With Warmth and Humanity. in One Story, a Middle-Aged Woman Conducts a Poignant Conversation With Her Fourteen-Year-Old Self. in Another, an Innocent Supermarket Shopper Finds in Her Trolley a Foul-Mouthed, Insulting, yet Beautiful Child. and in a Third Story That Challenges the Boundaries Between Fiction and Reality, the Narrator, 'Ali', Drinks Tea, Phones a Friend, and Muses on the Surprising Similarities Between a Short Story and a Nymph...Fans of Ali Smith Will Be Delighted, Amused and Moved by These Stories From a Writer at the Very Top of Her Game.