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On a dark night thirty years later, ex-detective Jackson Brodie finds himself on a train that is both crowded and late. A moment later, Joanna's life is changed forever. On a hot summer day, Joanna Mason's family slowly wanders home along a country lane. Three lives come together in unexpected and thrilling ways in Kate Atkinson's When Will There Be Good News? When Will There Be Good News? - Kate Atkinson - Paperback - 2010 Ruby Lennox begins narrating her life at the moment of conception, and from there takes us on a whirlwind tour of the twentieth century as seen through the eyes of an English girl determined to learn about her family and its secrets. Dog in tow, Jackson is about to learn, along with Tracy, that no good deed goes unpunished.īehind the Scenes at the Museum: A Novel - Kate Atkinson - Paperback - 1995 Meanwhile, Jackson Brodie, the beloved detective of novels such as Case Histories, is embarking on a different sort of rescue - that of an abused dog. Suddenly burdened with a small child, Tracy soon learns her parental inexperience is actually the least of her problems, as much larger ones loom for her and her young charge. Both appear miserable and better off without each other - or so decides Tracy, in a snap decision that surprises herself as much as Kelly. Tracy Waterhouse leads a quiet, ordered life as a retired police detective - a life that takes a surprising turn when she encounters Kelly Cross, a habitual offender, dragging a young child through town. Started Early, Took My Dog - Kate Atkinson - Hardcover - 2011, 1st Edition are set on fast-forward: raucous, slangy, irreverent.Kate Atkinson Novels: Started Early, Took My Dog Behind the Scenes at the Museum, When Will There Be Good News? - Hardcover, Paperback

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