{"product_id":"normal-rules-dont-apply-kate-atkinson","title":"Normal Rules Don't Apply (Kate Atkinson)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiscover the fantastical \u003ci\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling short story collection from the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eShrines of Gaiety\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLife After Life.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Simply \u003cb\u003eone of the best writers\u003c\/b\u003e working today, anywhere in the world' Gillian Flynn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'As soon as\u003cb\u003e you get to the end, you'll be tempted to just start at the beginning'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eFunny and poignant in equal measure\u003c\/b\u003e, you'll want to read this captivating collection in one mystical sitting.' \u003ci\u003eDaily Express\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWelcome to a world, where nothing is quite what it seems... \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn these pages, you'll meet, among others, a queen who makes a bargain she cannot keep, a secretary who watches over the life she has just left, and a man whose luck changes when a horse speaks to him.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith clockwork intricacy, inventiveness and sharp social observation, Kate Atkinson conjures a feast for the imagination in a constantly changing multiverse.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAtkinson's first short story collection in twenty years, \u003ci\u003eNormal Rules Don't Apply\u003c\/i\u003e is a dazzling array of eleven interconnected tales.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e____________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eHilarious, breathtaking, horrific, irresistible\u003c\/b\u003e ... [Atkinson is] always in command ... Heart in mouth, \u003cb\u003eI never wanted this book to end\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eSydney Morning Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eSublime \u003c\/b\u003e... showcases her \u003cb\u003esuperb storytelling\u003c\/b\u003e and the wit of her writing' \u003ci\u003eGood Housekeeping\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Life in all of its surreal, tragic and comic glory is\u003cb\u003e perfectly captured \u003c\/b\u003ewithin these pages' \u003ci\u003eRed\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Dazzling' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eReader's Digest\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for Kate Atkinson:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Inexhaustibly \u003cb\u003eingenious\u003c\/b\u003e' HILARY MANTEL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A \u003cb\u003ebrilliant \u003c\/b\u003eand profoundly original writer' RACHEL CUSK\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Atkinson is a novelist of \u003cb\u003eunrivalled immediacy\u003c\/b\u003e, authority, and skill' FINANCIAL TIMES\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'One of the country's \u003cb\u003emost innovative, exciting and intelligent\u003c\/b\u003e authors.' SCOTSMAN\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 paperback, Englisch, 240 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65839550136669,"sku":"K097470294","price":10.8,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/9747029400001A.jpg?v=1788769735","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/normal-rules-dont-apply-kate-atkinson","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}