{"product_id":"behind-the-scenes-at-the-museum-kate-atkinson","title":"Behind the Scenes at the Museum (Kate Atkinson)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe unforgettable, award-winning debut novel and modern classic from the \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eLife After Life\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eShrines of Gaiety.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Delivers its jokes and its tragedies as efficiently as Dickens...outrageously funny...will dazzle readers for years to come' - HILARY MANTEL, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eWolf Hall\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRuby 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBunty 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, with her children - sensible and sardonic Patricia aged five, greedy cross-patch Gillian who refused to be ignored, and Ruby...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eBehind the Scenes at the Museum, \u003c\/i\u003eyoung Ruby tells the story of 'The Family', from the end of the nineteenth century when a travelling French photographer catches frail beautiful Alice and her children, to the startling, witty, and memorable events of Ruby's own life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eBehind the Scenes at the Museum, \u003c\/i\u003ewinner of the Whitbread Book of the Year:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An astounding book...without\u003cb\u003e doubt one of the finest novels I have read for years' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Little short of\u003cb\u003e a masterpiece...\u003c\/b\u003eFizzing with wit and energy, Kate Atkinson's hilarious novel made me laugh and cry' \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A really \u003cb\u003egripping\u003c\/b\u003e, emotionally satisfying family saga written with warmth and wit.\u003cb\u003e I've re-read it countless times\u003c\/b\u003e.' \u003ci\u003eRed\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A debut novel of \u003cb\u003eastonishing\u003c\/b\u003e confidence and skill...Acutely observant, overflowing with good jokes, it is the work of an author who loves her characters and sets them playing with gleeful energy' \u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eWritten so fluently and wittily that I sailed through it\u003c\/b\u003e as though blown by an exhilarating wind... It lifted my spirits enormously.\u003cb\u003e I loved it.' \u003c\/b\u003eMargaret Forster\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eKATE ATKINSON is one of the world's foremost novelists. She won the Whitbread Book of the Year prize with her first novel, \u003ci\u003eBehind the Scenes at the\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eMuseum\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eLife After\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eLife\u003c\/i\u003e, an acclaimed BBC TV series, won several prizes including the Costa Novel Award, as did \u003ci\u003eA God in Ruins\u003c\/i\u003e. Two further historical novels - \u003ci\u003eTranscription\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eShrines of Gaiety\u003c\/i\u003e - were also \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers. She has published two critically acclaimed collections of short stories: \u003ci\u003eNot the End of the World\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNormal Rules Don't Apply\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHer bestselling literary crime novels featuring former detective Jackson Brodie, \u003ci\u003eCase Histories, One Good Turn\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWhen Will There Be Good News?\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eStarted Early, Took My Dog\u003c\/i\u003e, became a BBC television series starring Jason Isaacs. Jackson Brodie later returned in the novel \u003ci\u003eBig Sky\u003c\/i\u003e and the most recent, \u003ci\u003eDeath at the Sign of the Rook\u003c\/i\u003e, was a number one bestseller.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKate Atkinson was awarded an MBE in 2011 and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor information about Kate Atkinson's books, including her Jackson Brodie series, visit www.kateatkinson.co.uk\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), B-Format, Englisch, 496 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65908578058589,"sku":"K029418943","price":11.3,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/2941894300001A.jpg?v=1789294341","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/behind-the-scenes-at-the-museum-kate-atkinson","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}