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In "Death at the Sign of the Rook," ex-detective Jackson Brodie is drawn to a Yorkshire town to investigate a stolen painting, leading to a series of thefts and a murder mystery weekend at a partially converted country house. With a cast of intriguing characters, Atkinson delivers a clever homage to classic mystery writers.

THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER The first story collection from Kate Atkinson in twenty years, Normal Rules Don't Apply is a dazzling array of eleven interconnected tales from the bestselling author of Shrines of Gaiety and Life After Life In this first full collection since Not the End of the World, we meet a queen who makes a bargain she cannot keep; a secretary who watches over the life she has just left; a man whose luck changes when a horse speaks to him. With clockwork intricacy, inventiveness and sharp social observation, Kate Atkinson conjures a feast for the imagination, a constantly changing multiverse in which nothing is quite as it seems. 'What really binds these stories is their underlying theme, which has perhaps always been Atkinson's true subject- the nature of storytelling itself' Times Literary Supplement 'Life in all of its surreal, tragic and comic glory is perfectly captured within these pages' Red 'Sublime' Good Housekeeping 'Dazzling' Reader's Digest ____________ Praise for Kate Atkinson- 'Inexhaustibly ingenious' HILARY MANTEL 'Simply one of the best writers working today, anywhere in the world' GILLIAN FLYNN 'A brilliant and profoundly original writer' RACHEL CUSK 'Atkinson is a novelist of unrivalled immediacy, authority, and skill' FINANCIAL TIMES 'One of the country's most innovative, exciting and intelligent authors.' SCOTSMAN

In "Shrines of Gaiety," bestselling author Kate Atkinson takes us to 1926 London, a vibrant yet perilous city post-Great War. Amidst Soho's nightlife, Nellie Coker rules, striving to elevate her six children, especially her enigmatic son Niven. As success invites danger, the story unfolds with humor, keen observation, and intricate plotting.

A BRILLIANT NEW LITERARY CRIME NOVEL FROM NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER KATE ATKINSON- JACKSON BRODIE MAKES A HIGLY ANTICIPATED RETURN Jackson Brodie has relocated to a quiet seaside village, in the occasional company of his recalcitrant teenage son and an ageing Labrador, both at the discretion of his ex-partner Julia. It's picturesque, but there's something darker lurking behind the scenes. Jackson's current job, gathering proof of an unfaithful husband for his suspicious wife, is fairly standard-issue, but a chance encounter with a desperate man on a crumbling cliff leads him into a sinister network-and back across the path of someone from his past. Old secrets and new lies intersect in this breathtaking novel by one of the most dazzling and surprising writers at work today.

The perfect Christmas gift: three festive tales from the brilliant pen of Kate Atkinson.

Londra, 1981. Una donna giace sull'asfalto dopo essere stata investita da un'auto, proprio nel giorno del suo ritorno in Inghilterra dopo anni all'estero. Questo tragico incidente rischia di essere dimenticato in una città concentrata sulle nozze tra il principe Carlo e Diana Spencer. Tuttavia, quella donna custodiva troppi segreti. Londra, 1940. Orfana, la diciottenne Juliet Armstrong viene reclutata dai servizi segreti per un compito apparentemente semplice: trascrivere registrazioni. In realtà, deve analizzare le conversazioni di un agente infiltrato con cittadini inglesi al soldo del Reich, un compito cruciale per identificare una potenziale quinta colonna filonazista. Mentre Londra è bombardata, Juliet si immerge in un mondo pericoloso in cui ogni gesto è ambiguo. Dopo alcuni mesi, ha l'opportunità di diventare un'agente operativa in una missione sul campo, ma nulla andrà come previsto. Londra, 1950. Cinque anni dopo la guerra, la crisi economica opprime gli inglesi. Juliet lavora per la BBC, creando programmi per sollevare gli ascoltatori. Ma il passato torna a tormentarla con un messaggio minaccioso: "La pagherai". Contatta vecchie conoscenze, ma un misterioso uomo la coinvolgerà in una nuova missione segreta, con l'Unione Sovietica come nuovo avversario.

Kate Atkinson's 'Life After Life' explored the possibility of infinite chances, as Ursula Todd lived through the turbulent events of the last century again and again. In 'A God in Ruins', Atkinson turns her focus on Ursula's beloved younger brother Teddy - would-be poet, RAF bomber pilot, husband and father - as he navigates the perils and progress of the 20th century. For all Teddy endures in battle, his greatest challenge will be to face living in a future he never expected to have.

In una gelida notte di febbraio del 1910, a Londra nasce una bambina. Il cordone ombelicale è stretto intorno al suo collo, e nessuno riesce a salvarla. Quella stessa notte, a Londra nasce una bambina. Il cordone ombelicale è stretto intorno al suo collo, ma il medico di famiglia, giunto proprio all'ultimo istante, lo taglia e permette alla piccola di respirare. Inizia così la vita straordinaria di Ursula Todd, una vita che, nel corso degli anni, verrà spezzata più e più volte, mentre l'umanità si avvia inesorabilmente verso la tragedia della guerra. Vita dopo vita, Ursula troverà la forza di cambiare il proprio destino, quello delle persone che incrocerà e quello del mondo intero?

Tracy Waterhouse, a retired police detective leading a quiet life, makes a snap decision to relieve habitual offender Kelly Cross of a young child he's been dragging around town. Tracy soon learns her parental inexperience is actually the least of her problems, as much larger ones loom for her and her young charge. Meanwhile, detective Jackson Brodie embarks on a different sort of rescue--that of an abused dog.

Subtil, poetisch und mit viel schrägem Witz erzählt Kate Atkinson in diesen vier Geschichten von ganz alltäglichen Sorgen, wie Familienzwist, ungeliebten Kindern und Trennungen – und streut dabei immer eine Prise Hoffnung und Magie ein.

The Sunday Times bestseller: another triumph from the author of Case Histories and One Good Turn

La Austen ha saputo ritrarre magistralmente la borghesia provinciale del Settecento inglese, con la sua ossessione per le buone maniere e la sua visione del matrimonio come aspirazione suprema. Ne I Watson (iniziato nel 1804, e rimasto incompiuto) questo sfondo assume tinte più cupe. La famiglia Watson si ritrova nella situazione – ben nota alla scrittrice, che dopo la morte del padre visse un periodo di ristrettezze economiche – di dover mantenere un certo decoro senza averne i mezzi. Trovare un buon partito, allora, sembra l’unica via di salvezza da un destino altrimenti segnato. Ma l’orgogliosa Emma, a differenza delle sorelle, vuole sottrarsi alla contesa per i pochi scapoli abbienti del paese.

It is summer, it is the Edinburgh Festival. People queuing for a lunchtime show witness a road-rage incident - an incident which changes the lives of everyone involved. Jackson Brodie, ex-army, ex-police, ex-private detective, is also an innocent bystander - until he becomes a suspect.

Full of suspense and heartbreak, 'Case Histories' is a feat of bravura storytelling that conveys the mysteries of life, its inanities and its hilarities. Jackson is 45 but feels much older. Surrounded by death, intrigue and misfortune, his own life is brought sharply into focus

A stunning collection of thoughtful and highly readable short stories by Whitbread Award-winner, Kate Atkinson. What is the real world? Does it exist, or is it merely a means of keeping another reality at bay? Not the End of the World is Kate Atkinson's first collection of short stories. Playful and profound, they explore the world we think we know while offering a vision of another world which lurks just beneath the surface of our consciousness, a world where the myths we have banished from our lives are startlingly present and where imagination has the power to transform reality. From Charlene and Trudi, obsessively making lists while bombs explode softly in the streets outside, to gormless Eddie, maniacal cataloguer of fish, and Meredith Zane who may just have discovered the secret to eternal life, each of these stories posits a skewed reality glimpsed out of the corner of an eye. When the worlds of material existence and imagination collide, anything is possible. Vibrantly contemporary, plausibly implausible, refreshingly original, Not the End of the World is a timely meditation on mythology and transformation, and demonstrates Kate Atkinson to be one of the most inventive and entertaining of modern writers.

Sur une île désolée de la côte écossaise, Euphemie, dite Effie, fait à sa mère Nora le récit de sa vie d'étudiante à l'université de Dundee, tout en la pressant de questions sur ses véritables origines. A une chronique familiale insolite et mouvementée, dont les zones d'ombre se font de plus en plus inquiétantes, répond la réjouissante peinture d'une université des années 1970, avec ses professeurs pompeusement monomanes et ses étudiants ignares et abouliques. Mais dans le récit d'Effie comme dans celui de Nora, le mystère est toujours présent et les questions se bousculent. Quelle est la femme mystérieuse qui suit pas à pas Effie dans la nuit hivernale de Dundee ? Pourquoi un détective privé nommé Chick apparaît-il toujours à point nommé ? Qu'est devenu le chien jaune aussi vite disparu qu'apparu ? La romancière de Dans les coulisses du musée, couronné par Lire meilleur livre de l'année 1996, emboîte à plaisir les intrigues, joue avec l'espace et le temps, sans jamais cesser de nous captiver.

Critical acclaim for Kate Atkinson:"Startlingly original" (Johanna Stoberock, The Seattle Times)"Really comic, really tragic, bracingly unsentimental." (The Boston Sunday Globe"An effervescent, affecting delight." (Rebecca Radner, The San Francisco Examiner Chronicle)"Atkinson's language is a joy." (Valerie Sayers, Commonweal)"Full of ambiguities and neat surprises." (Katharine Weber, The New York Times Book Review)"Vivid and intriguing....fizzes and crackles along." (Penelope Lively, The Independent)"Luminescent....sure and sophisticated, poetic and darkly comic."(Amanda Heller, The Boston Globe)On a weather-beaten island off the coast of Scotland, Effie and her mother, Nora, take refuge in the large, mouldering house of their ancestors and tell each other stories.Nora, at first, recounts nothing that Effie really wants to hear-like who her real father was.Effie tells various versions of her life at college, where in fact she lives in a lethargic relationship with bob, a student who never goes to lectures, seldom gets out of bed, and to whom Klingons are as real as the French and the Germans.But as mother and daughter spin their tales, strange things are happening around them.Why is Effie being followed?Is someone killing the old people?And where is the mysterious yellow dog?In a brilliant comic narrative which explores the nonsensical power of language and meaning, Kate Atkinson has created another magical masterpiece.

Een jonge vrouw vertelt hoe ze opgroeit in een hard middenstandsgezin in de jaren vijftig in Engeland.

Once part of a vast expanse where a wealthy Elizabethan family settled and built Fairfax Manor, by the mid-1960s the village of Lythe has become a disintegrated forest where the destroyed, dysfunctional Fairfax family continues to crumble.

This 1995 Whitbread Book of the Year paints a rich, vivid portrait of heartbreak and happiness, recounting the story of Ruby Lennox, a narrator who will leave no stone unturned in her account of family life above a pet shop in England. "A poignant and beautifully wrought portrait of a young girl's growth".--"Seattle Times".