KATE ATKINSON is one of the world's foremost novelists. She won the
Whitbread Book of the Year prize with her first novel, Behind the
Scenes at the Museum. Life After Life, an acclaimed BBC TV series,
won several prizes including the Costa Novel Award, as did A God in
Ruins. Two further historical novels - Transcription and Shrines of
Gaiety - were also Sunday Times bestsellers. She has published two
critically acclaimed collections of short stories- Not the End of
the World and Normal Rules Don't Apply.
Her bestselling literary crime novels featuring former detective
Jackson Brodie, Case Histories, One Good Turn, When Will There Be
Good News? and Started Early, Took My Dog, became a BBC television
series starring Jason Isaacs. Jackson Brodie later returned in the
novel Big Sky and the most recent, Death at the Sign of the Rook,
was a number one bestseller.
Kate Atkinson was awarded an MBE in 2011 and is a Fellow of the
Royal Society of Literature.
For information about Kate's books, including her Jackson Brodie
series, visit www.kateatkinson.co.uk
What really binds these stories is their underlying theme, which
has perhaps always been Atkinson’s true subject: the nature of
storytelling itself. She can be very funny, but she is highly
serious about the idea that human existence is bound up with words…
If you’re thinking about what fiction means, no invocation could be
more thought-provoking or ironically complex
*Times Literary Supplement*
What joy! A loosely connected collection of short stories from Kate
Atkinson. Life in all of its surreal, tragic and comic glory is
perfectly captured within these pages.
*Red*
Sublime … showcases her superb storytelling and the wit of her
writing
*Good Housekeeping*
All kinds of stories are inside these tales – fairy stories,
creation myths, fantasy, Bible stories, tabloid headlines, soaps,
movies and crime. Atkinson’s sly humour percolates all the way
through, but there’s also humanity, hope and forgiveness... The
simplicity of the short story form belies the book’s multi-layered
approach. As soon as you get to the end, you’ll be tempted to just
start at the beginning again to see the nuances you missed first
time round, and tease out the threads that run between each
tale.
*Independent*
Hilarious, breathtaking, horrific, irresistible ... [Atkinson is]
always in command ... Heart in mouth, I never wanted this book to
end
*Sydney Morning Herald*
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