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Ruby Lennox begins narrating her own life at the moment of her conception and from there takes the reader on a whirlwind tour of the twentieth century as seen through the eyes of a girl determined to learn more about her family and the secrets it keeps. Kate Atkinson's dazzling first novel, named the 1995 Whitbread Book of the Year in England, is a darkly comic, deeply moving story of family heartbreak and happiness.

Kate Atkinson is one of the world¿s foremost novelists. She won the Costa Book of the Year prize with her first novel, Behind the Scenes at the Museum. Her three critically lauded and prizewinning novels set around World War II are Life After Life, A God in Ruins (both winners of the Costa Novel Award), and Transcription. She was appointed MBE for services to literature in 2011.Her bestselling literary crime novels featuring former detective J...

THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER: THE RETURN OF JACKSON BRODIE, 'LIKE ALL GOOD DETECTIVES, A HERO FOR MEN AND WOMEN ALIKE' (The Times)'Big Sky is laced with Atkinson's sharp, dry humour, and one of the joys of the Brodie novels has always been that they are so funny' (Observer) Jackson Brodie has relocated to a quiet seaside village in North Yorkshire, in the occasional company of his recalcitrant teenage son Nathan and ageing Labrador D...

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A BRILLIANT NEW LITERARY CRIME NOVEL FROM NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER KATE ATKINSON: JACKSON BRODIE MAKES A HIGLY ANTICIPATED RETURNJackson 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 husba...

Kate Atkinsons unvergleichlicher Spioninnen-Roman - Lesevergnügen auf höchstem Niveau "'Sehen Sie es als Abenteuer', hatte Perry ganz am Anfang gesagt. Und so hatte sie den Spionagedienst auch empfunden. Ein Jux, hatte sie gedacht. Das Russische Teehaus, das Etikettenkleben, die Flucht den Wilden Wein hinunter. Aber es war kein Abenteuer. Jemand war gestorben." Im Jahr 1940 gerät die 18-jährige Julia Armstrong eher unfreiwillig in die Welt de...

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The magnificent new novel by the bestselling and award-winning Kate Atkinson, a major publishing event. In 1940, eighteen-year-old Juliet Armstrong was reluctantly recruited into the world of espionage. Ten years later, now a producer at the BBC, Juliet is unexpectedly confronted by figures from her past. A work of rare depth and texture, a bravura novel of extraordinary power, wit and empathy.

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Kate Atkinson is one of the world¿s foremost novelists. She won the Costa Book of the Year prize with her first novel, Behind the Scenes at the Museum. Her three critically lauded and prizewinning novels set around World War II are Life After Life, 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 T...

Nato in un'agiata famiglia inglese alla vigilia della Prima guerra mondiale, Teddy Todd è un ragazzo sensibile, amante della poesia, affezionato ai genitori e all'adorata sorella Ursula. Ed è proprio per proteggerli che, allo scoppio della seconda guerra mondiale, decide di mettere a repentaglio la propria vita arruolandosi in aeronautica. Ma un giorno la guerra finisce, ed è come se il destino gli avesse giocato un brutto scherzo, perché cont...

Mahvolmus Bir Tanri, Hayat Sil Bastanin kahramani Ursulanin kardesi Teddynin hayatini konu aliyor. Teddy büyür ve Ikinci Dünya Savasi sirasinda pilot olarak Ingiliz Hava Kuvvetlerine katilir. Savastan sonra babasinin Ne bat ne cik, ortalarda bir yerlerde kal ögüdüne uyarak sair olma hayallerinden vazgecer. Ilk askiyla evlenir, ögretmenlik yapan esiyle ve kizlariyla birlikte uzun ve siradan bir hayat sürer.Dört kusak boyunca karakterler arasind...

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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. In una gelida notte di febbraio del 1910, 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 ch...

Hayat, Sil Bastan cilgin, gülünc ve sasirtici derecede dokunakli... Bir gün ya da bir gece bir iblis, en koyu yalnizliginiza kadar gizlice sokulsa ve size, Simdi yasamakta oldugun ve bugüne dek yasadigin hayati bir kez daha ve pek cok defa daha yasayacaksin dese, ne olurdu Peki ya bu hayatlardan birinde elinize Hitleri öldürme firsati gecse, ne yapardiniz Ursula Todd, 1910 yilinin soguk ve karli bir gecesinde, varlikli bir Ingiliz bankaci ile ...