“ 'A debut novel of astonishing 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' ”
Spectator
“ 'An astounding book...without doubt one of the finest novels I have read for years' ”
The Times
“ 'Little short of a masterpiece...Fizzing with wit and energy, Kate Atkinson's hilarious novel made me laugh and cry' ”
Daily Mail
“ 'A blinding debut from a Yorkshire mother-of-two who could be Alan Bennett's baby sister...straight-up simplicity veils the depth, poignancy and poetry of her story' ”
Time Out
“ A first novel written so fluently and wittily that I sailed through it as though blown by an exhilarating wind. I loved it ”
“ 'Enchanting. It hops with sprightly omniscence from past to future and back again' ”
The Sunday Times
“ A really gripping, emotionally satisfying family saga written with warmth and wit. I've re-read it countless times. ”
Red
EBook
9781409094555
May 1, 2010
Transworld Digital
512 pages
Paperback
9780552996181
April 1, 1996
Black Swan
496 pages
