{"product_id":"normal-rules-dont-apply-9780857529190","title":"Normal Rules Dont Apply","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first story collection from Kate Atkinson in twenty years, \u003ci\u003eNormal Rules Don''t Apply\u003c\/i\u003e is a dazzling array of eleven interconnected tales from the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eShrines of Gaiety\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLife After Life\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this first full collection since \u003ci\u003eNot the End of the World\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat really binds these stories is their underlying theme, which has perhaps always been Atkinson's true subject: the nature of storytelling itself' \u003c\/b\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eLife in all of its surreal, tragic and comic glory is perfectly captured within these pages' \u003c\/b\u003eRed\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat really binds these stories is their underlying theme, which has perhaps always been Atkinson’s true subject: the nature of storytelling itself\u003c\/b\u003e. She can be very funny, but she is highly serious about the idea that human existence is bound up with words… \u003cb\u003eIf you’re thinking about what fiction means, no invocation could be more thought-provoking or ironically complex\u003c\/b\u003e * Times Literary Supplement *\u003cbr\u003eWhat joy! A loosely connected collection of short stories from Kate Atkinson. \u003cb\u003eLife in all of its surreal, tragic and comic glory is perfectly captured within these pages. \u003c\/b\u003e * Red *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSublime \u003c\/b\u003e… showcases her superb storytelling and the wit of her writing * Good Housekeeping *\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 * Sydney Morning Herald *\u003cbr\u003eAtkinson has the happy knack of capturing the nature of her characters with arch aplomb * Daily Mail *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Transworld Publishers Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406314774871,"sku":"9780857529190","price":13.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/normal-rules-dont-apply-9780857529190","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}