There but for the

by Ali Smith

First published 2011 · 288 pages

About this book

There But For The is a 2011 novel by Scottish author Ali Smith, first published in the UK by Hamish Hamilton and in the US by Pantheon, and set in 2009 and 2010 in Greenwich, London. It was cited by both The Guardian book review and the Publishers Weekly as one of the best books of the year. and was also longlisted for the 2012 Orange Prize for Fiction.

  • literary fiction
  • psychological fiction
  • urban fiction
  • Middle-aged men
  • Dinners and dinning
  • Identity (Psychology)
  • Personal space
  • Social interaction

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