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Whitbread Book of the Year, 1995. Ruby was born while her father was in the pub. Her mother, Bunty, had never wanted to marry him, and dreamt of being swept off to America by a romantic hero, but instead, was stuck in a flat with her three children. This is the family's story.
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'A blinding debut from a Yorkshire mother-of-two...straight-up simplicity veils the depth, poignancy and poetry of her story' -- Time Out
'An astounding book...without doubt one of the finest novels I have read for years' -- The Times
'Enchanting. It hops with sprightly omniscience from past to future and back again' -- The Sunday Times
‘Little short of a masterpiece...Fizzing with wit and energy, Kate Atkinson’s hilarious novel made me laugh and cry’ -- Daily Mail
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'An astounding book...without doubt one of the finest novels I have read for years' -- The Times
'Enchanting. It hops with sprightly omniscience from past to future and back again' -- The Sunday Times
‘Little short of a masterpiece...Fizzing with wit and energy, Kate Atkinson’s hilarious novel made me laugh and cry’ -- Daily Mail
Kate Atkinson's brilliant first novel, which won the Whitbread Prize against competition from Salman Rushdie and Roy Hattersley.
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- PublisherDoubleday
- Publication date1995
- ISBN 10 0385405952
- ISBN 13 9780385405959
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages336
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