ISBN: 9780857529183 - Normal Rules Don't Apply: A Beautiful Short Story Collection from the Sunday Times Bestselling Author (16 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The first story collection from Kate Atkinson in twenty years, Normal Rules Don't Apply is a dazzling array of eleven interconnected tales from the bestselling author of Shrines of Gaiety and Life After LifeIn this first full collection since Not the End of the World, we meet a queen who makes a bargain she cannot keep; a secretary who watches over the life she has just left; a man whose luck changes when a horse speaks to him.With clockwork intricacy, inventiveness and sharp social observation, Kate Atkinson conjures a feast for the imagination, a constantly changing multiverse in which nothing is quite as it seems.What really binds these stories is their underlying theme, which has perhaps always been Atkinsons true subject: the nature of storytelling itself Times Literary SupplementLife in all of its surreal, tragic and comic glory is perfectly captured within these pages RedSublime Good HousekeepingDazzling Reader's Digest____________Praise for Kate Atkinson:'Inexhaustibly ingenious' HILARY MANTEL'Simply one of the best writers working today, anywhere in the world' GILLIAN FLYNN'A brilliant and profoundly original writer' RACHEL CUSK'Atkinson is a novelist of unrivalled immediacy, authority, and skill' FINANCIAL TIMES'One of the country's most innovative, exciting and intelligent authors.' SCOTSMANSunday Times bestseller, August 2023. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.…

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

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Hardcover. Condition: New. Normal Rules Don't Apply: A dazzling collection of short stories from the bestselling author of Life After Life Brand new item sourced directly from publisher. Packed securely in tight packaging to ensure no damage. Shipped from warehouse on same/next day basis.

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Condition: very good. Gut/Very good: Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit wenigen Gebrauchsspuren an Einband, Schutzumschlag oder Seiten. / Describes a book or dust jacket that does show some signs of wear on either the binding, dust jacket or pages.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition, Limited Edition. Fine/Fine. Unread copy in excellent condition with crisp edges and a tight binding. This is a Waterstones Signed Limited Edition that has been specially bound for the author's signature. It has an attached ribbon bookmark. The dust jacket is in "as-new" condition. The book will be bubble-wrapped and shipped in a sturdy box to ensure safe transit. Please see the pictures. Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 240 pages. 9.49x6.30x0.98 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. First UK Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 224 pages. In Near Fine condition with Near Fine dust jacket. Black spine with white lettering. Dust jacket is wrapped in a mylar covering. Signed flat by Kate Atkinson on title page. Shelved in HC Sci-fi/Fantasy. 1383398. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.…

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. UK 1st edition 1st print hardback. Published by Doubleday in 2023. The book is fine, new and unread. The unclipped wrap is fine. Signed on the title page with no dedication or inscription. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Signed by the author on title page without dedication, no other inscriptions and no owner's name, 1st impression, unread, mint condition, not price clipped, no stickers, D/j protected by a clear removable sleeve. Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition, Limited Edition. UK WATERSTONES LIMITED EDITION! EDITION, first printing as assured by the presence of a solo "1". Book is brand new and unread. Personally hand signed by Ms. Atkinson directly to the full title page. NOT a tip in. NOT a bookplate. Dust jacket hand covered in protective archival grade Mylar for many worry free years of reading/collecting! Waterstones Exclusive Limited Edition includes satin ribbon marker sewn in. A dazzling collection of eleven interconnected stories from the bestselling, award-winning author of Shrines of Gaiety and Life After Life, with everything that readers love about her novelsthe inventiveness, the verbal felicity, the sharp observations on human nature, and the deeply satisfying emotional wallop. In this brilliant volume, nothing is quite as it seems. We meet a queen who makes a bargain she cannot keep; a secretary who watches over the life she has just left; a lost man who bets on a horse that mayor may nothave spoken to him. Everything that readers love about the novels of Kate Atkinson is herethe inventiveness, the verbal felicity, the sharp observations of human nature, and the deeply satisfying emotional wallop. Witty and wise, with subtle connections between the stories, Normal Rules Don't Apply is a startling and funny feast for the imagination, stories with the depth and bite to create their own fully-formed worlds. Signed by Author(s). …

Condition: Gut. Zustand: Gut | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | The first story collection from Kate Atkinson in twenty years, Normal Rules Don't Apply is a dazzling array of eleven interconnected tales from the bestselling author of Shrines of Gaiety and Life After LifeIn this first full collection since Not the End of the World, we meet a queen who makes a bargain she cannot keep; a secretary who watches over the life she has just left; a man whose luck changes when a horse speaks to him. With clockwork intricacy, inventiveness and sharp social observation, Kate Atkinson conjures a feast for the imagination, a constantly changing multiverse in which nothing is quite as it seems. 'What really binds these stories is their underlying theme, which has perhaps always been Atkinson's true subject: the nature of storytelling itself' Times Literary Supplement'Life in all of its surreal, tragic and comic glory is perfectly captured within these pages' Red'Sublime' Good Housekeeping'Dazzling' Reader's Digest____________Praise for Kate Atkinson:'Inexhaustibly ingenious' HILARY MANTEL'Simply one of the best writers working today, anywhere in the world' GILLIAN FLYNN'A brilliant and profoundly original writer' RACHEL CUSK'Atkinson is a novelist of unrivalled immediacy, authority, and skill' FINANCIAL TIMES'One of the country's most innovative, exciting and intelligent authors.' SCOTSMANSunday Times bestseller, August 2023.…

Condition: Hervorragend. Zustand: Hervorragend | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | The first story collection from Kate Atkinson in twenty years, Normal Rules Don't Apply is a dazzling array of eleven interconnected tales from the bestselling author of Shrines of Gaiety and Life After LifeIn this first full collection since Not the End of the World, we meet a queen who makes a bargain she cannot keep; a secretary who watches over the life she has just left; a man whose luck changes when a horse speaks to him. With clockwork intricacy, inventiveness and sharp social observation, Kate Atkinson conjures a feast for the imagination, a constantly changing multiverse in which nothing is quite as it seems. 'What really binds these stories is their underlying theme, which has perhaps always been Atkinson's true subject: the nature of storytelling itself' Times Literary Supplement'Life in all of its surreal, tragic and comic glory is perfectly captured within these pages' Red'Sublime' Good Housekeeping'Dazzling' Reader's Digest____________Praise for Kate Atkinson:'Inexhaustibly ingenious' HILARY MANTEL'Simply one of the best writers working today, anywhere in the world' GILLIAN FLYNN'A brilliant and profoundly original writer' RACHEL CUSK'Atkinson is a novelist of unrivalled immediacy, authority, and skill' FINANCIAL TIMES'One of the country's most innovative, exciting and intelligent authors.' SCOTSMANSunday Times bestseller, August 2023.…