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The story of the triumphs and tragedies, failures and comedies, of Ruby, a mother in the 1950’s, but to tell that story Kate Atkinson finds she must tell the story of Ruby’s mother Bunty, and Bunty’s mother Nell, and Nell’s mother Alice... The Whitbread Book of the Year 1995
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Review:
"Remarkable . . . full of thegrimness, grit, and grandeur of Yorkshire life . . . One of the funniest books to mcome out of Britain in years."--Ben Mcintryre, "The New York Times Book Review"
"Startlingly original . . . A poignant and beautifully wrought portrait of a young girl's growth." --Johanna Stoberock, "The Seattle Times"
"Really comic, really tragic, bracingly unsentimental . . . What a triumph! What joy!" --"The Boston Sunday Globe"
"An effervescent, affecting delight."--Rebecca Radner, "The San Francisco Examiner & Chronicle"
"Remarkable . . . A multigenerational tale of a spectacularly dysfunctional Yorkshire family and one of the funniest works of fiction to come out of Britain in years."--Ben Mcintryre, "The New York Times Book Review""" "Scoundrels, malcontents, misfits, and cheats. Every family has them, though seldom are they handled with the winsome wit and wisecrackery that make "Behind the Scenes at the Museum" such a smart and funny read."--"The Washington Times" "Startlingly original . . . A poignant and beautifully wrought portrait of a young girl's growth."--Johanna Stoberock, "The Seattle Times"
"Really comic, really tragic, bracingly unsentimental . . . What a triumph! What joy!" --"The Boston Sunday Globe"
"An effervescent, affecting delight."--Rebecca Radner, "The San Francisco Examiner & Chronicle"
"Remarkable . . . A multigenerational tale of a spectacularly dysfunctional Yorkshire family and one of the funniest works of fiction to come out of Britain in years."--Ben Mcintryre, "The New York Times Book Review""" "Scoundrels, malcontents, misfits, and cheats. Every family has them, though seldom are they handled with the winsome wit and wisecrackery that make "Behind the Scenes at the Museum" such a smart and funny read."--"The Washington Times" "Startlingly original . . . A poignant and beautifully wrought portrait of a young girl's growth."--Johanna Stoberock, "The Seattle Times"
"Really comic, really tragic, bracingly unsentimental . . . What a triumph! What joy!"--"The Boston Sunday Globe"
"An effervescent, affecting delight."--Rebecca Radner, "The San Francisco Examiner & Chronicle"
From the Publisher:
"Startlingly original . . . A poignant and beautifully wrought portrait of a young girl's growth." --Johanna Stoberock, "The Seattle Times"
"Really comic, really tragic, bracingly unsentimental . . . What a triumph! What joy!" --"The Boston Sunday Globe"
"An effervescent, affecting delight."--Rebecca Radner, "The San Francisco Examiner & Chronicle"
"Remarkable . . . A multigenerational tale of a spectacularly dysfunctional Yorkshire family and one of the funniest works of fiction to come out of Britain in years."--Ben Mcintryre, "The New York Times Book Review""" "Scoundrels, malcontents, misfits, and cheats. Every family has them, though seldom are they handled with the winsome wit and wisecrackery that make "Behind the Scenes at the Museum" such a smart and funny read."--"The Washington Times" "Startlingly original . . . A poignant and beautifully wrought portrait of a young girl's growth."--Johanna Stoberock, "The Seattle Times"
"Really comic, really tragic, bracingly unsentimental . . . What a triumph! What joy!" --"The Boston Sunday Globe"
"An effervescent, affecting delight."--Rebecca Radner, "The San Francisco Examiner & Chronicle"
"Remarkable . . . A multigenerational tale of a spectacularly dysfunctional Yorkshire family and one of the funniest works of fiction to come out of Britain in years."--Ben Mcintryre, "The New York Times Book Review""" "Scoundrels, malcontents, misfits, and cheats. Every family has them, though seldom are they handled with the winsome wit and wisecrackery that make "Behind the Scenes at the Museum" such a smart and funny read."--"The Washington Times" "Startlingly original . . . A poignant and beautifully wrought portrait of a young girl's growth."--Johanna Stoberock, "The Seattle Times"
"Really comic, really tragic, bracingly unsentimental . . . What a triumph! What joy!"--"The Boston Sunday Globe"
"An effervescent, affecting delight."--Rebecca Radner, "The San Francisco Examiner & Chronicle"
Remarkable . . . A multigenerational tale of a spectacularly dysfunctional Yorkshire family and one of the funniest works of fiction to come out of Britain in years. "Ben Mcintryre, The New York Times Book Review"
Scoundrels, malcontents, misfits, and cheats. Every family has them, though seldom are they handled with the winsome wit and wisecrackery that make "Behind the Scenes at the Museum" such a smart and funny read. "The Washington Times"
Startlingly original . . . A poignant and beautifully wrought portrait of a young girl's growth. "Johanna Stoberock, The Seattle Times"
Really comic, really tragic, bracingly unsentimental . . . What a triumph! What joy! "The Boston Sunday Globe"
An effervescent, affecting delight. "Rebecca Radner, The San Francisco Examiner & Chronicle""
"Remarkable . . . A multigenerational tale of a spectacularly dysfunctional Yorkshire family and one of the funniest works of fiction to come out of Britain in years." --Ben Mcintryre, The New York Times Book Review
"Scoundrels, malcontents, misfits, and cheats. Every family has them, though seldom are they handled with the winsome wit and wisecrackery that make Behind the Scenes at the Museum such a smart and funny read." --The Washington Times
"Startlingly original . . . A poignant and beautifully wrought portrait of a young girl's growth." --Johanna Stoberock, The Seattle Times
"Really comic, really tragic, bracingly unsentimental . . . What a triumph! What joy!" --The Boston Sunday Globe
"An effervescent, affecting delight." --Rebecca Radner, The San Francisco Examiner & Chronicle
Kate Atkinson's brilliant first novel, which won the Whitbread Prize against competition from Salman Rushdie and Roy Hattersley.
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- PublisherHarperCollins
- Publication date1996
- ISBN 10 0001052926
- ISBN 13 9780001052925
- BindingAudio Cassette
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