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Behind the Scenes at the Museum Ruby Lennox was conceived grudgingly by Bunty and born while her father, George, was in the Dog and Hare in Doncaster telling a woman in an emerald dress and a D-cup that he wasn't married. Bunty had never wanted to marry George, but here she was, stuck in a flat above the pet shop in an ancient street beneath York Minster. Full description
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"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"
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
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Kate Atkinson's brilliant first novel, which won the Whitbread Prize against competition from Salman Rushdie and Roy Hattersley.
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- PublisherBlack Swan
- Publication date1998
- ISBN 10 0552776009
- ISBN 13 9780552776004
- BindingPaperback
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