Kate Atkinson is one of the world's foremost novelists. Her most recent novel, Shrines of Gaiety, set in the aftermath of the First World War, is a Sunday Times bestseller. She won the Whitbread Book of the Year prize with her first novel, Behind the Scenes at the Museum. Her three critically lauded and prize-winning novels set around the Second World War are Life After Life, an acclaimed 2022 BBC TV series, A God in Ruins (both winners of the Costa Novel Award) and Transcription. 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. Kate Atkinson was awarded an MBE in 2011 and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.
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*
 |
Ask a Question About this Product More... |
|
