Nora, at first, recounts nothing that Effie really wants to hear, like who her father was - variously Jimmy, Jack, or Ernie. Effie tells of her life at college in Dundee, where she lives in a lethargic relationship with Bob, a student who never goes to lectures, seldom gets out of bed, and to whom the Klingons are as real as the French and more.
The hilarious third novel by the number one bestselling author of Life After Life - the ultimate 1970s campus novel.
From the NUMBER 1 bestselling author of LIFE AFTER LIFE, SHRINES OF GAIETY and NORMAL RULES DON'T APPLY
On a peat and heather island off the west 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 father was - variously Jimmy, Jack, or Ernie. Effie tells of her life at college in Dundee, where she lives in a lethargic relationship with Bob, a student who never goes to lectures, seldom gets out of bed, and to whom the Klingons are as real as the French and the Germans (more real than the Luxemburgers).
But strange things are happening. Why is Effie being followed? Why is everyone writing novels? Is someone killing the old people? And where is the mysterious yellow dog?
'Sends jolts of pleasure off the page...Kate Atkinson's funniest foray yet...it is a work of Dickensian or even Shakespearean plenty' SCOTSMAN
'A brilliant and profoundly original writer' DAILY TELEGRAPH
The lustre, energy and panache of her writing are as striking as ever...Funny, bold and memorable The Times
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
Tranillegalscription. 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.
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Kate Atkinson is one of the world¿s foremost novelists. She won the Whitbread (now 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 Tranillegalscription. She has also written five bestselling literary crime novels featuring former detective Jackson Brodie, the latest of which is Big Sky.
Kate Atkinson was appointed MBE for services to literature in 2011.
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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 Tranillegalscription. She was appointed MBE for services to literature in 2011.
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 returns in her new novel Big Sky.
Third novel by the bestselling author of When Will There Be Good News? - the ultimate (hilarious) 1970s campus novel.
