I READ a really uplifting interview this morning in the Metro, with celebrated Scottish writer Ali Smith about her life-long love of story-telling.
The author of award winning novel The Accidental, said that stories have the power to connect people and she added that through stories we understand each other better.
No one moved
The Accidental reflects Smith’s love for stories which challenge the ordinary and in this case it involves a set of characters whose lives change due to a stranger entering their life!
A touching thing Smith said in her interview was: “I remember when I was very young, a teacher reading us Little House on the Prairie.
“The dog Jack had gone missing and when the bell rang for the end of class, no one moved; we all wanted to find out whether the dog would be found. I realised even at that age how important that story had become to us.”
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