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Book SynopsisA day like any other for security chief Tracy Waterhouse, until she makes a shocking impulse purchase. That one moment of madness is all it takes for Tracy's humdrum world to be turned upside down, the tedium of everyday life replaced by fear and danger at every turn.
Trade Review'Atkinson's finest novel to date. Indeed, it's
one of the finest British novels, in any genre, to have emerged for years...sharp and dexterous, subtle and stylish, very funny and at time extraordinarily cutting...This is
very much a state of the nation novel - far sharper and more observant and satirically understanding than anything else out there at the moment. And yet Atkinson also gives us humanity, insight and entertainment...a story that
deserves to be read for decades to come -- Henry Sutton * Mirror *
The wonder of Atkinson's novels has been their
joie de vivre, extraordinary given the high incidence of violent death. An
irrepressible exuberance shines throughout..folds past and present together with Atkinson's customary flair...
extraordinary combination of wit, plain-speaking, tenderness and control * Guardian *
'As ever,
Atkinson's prose is diamond-cut to twinkle and slice by turns' * Daily Telegraph *
I can't think why it has taken me so long to discover Kate Atkinson's Jackson Brodie novels. Started Early, Took My Dog is the fourth and is
so brilliant that I rushed out and bought the previous three. Lauded for her literary fiction, Atkinson has taken to writing crime with ease, skilfully weaving the lives of three characters into a complex tale of murder, child abduction and corruption -- Emma Lee-Potter * Daily Express *
Crime has given Atkinson the freedom to write an
ambitious, panoramic work, full of excitement, colour and compassion * Sunday Times *
