Behind the Scenes at the Museum

Kate Atkinson

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Winner of Whitbread Prize (First Novel) 1995.

Winner of Whitbread Book Awards: Book of the Year 1995.

Winner of Whitbread Book Awards: First Novel Category 1995.

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Whitbread Book of the Year, 1995. Ruby was born while her father was in the pub. Her mother, Bunty, had never wanted to marry him, and dreamt of being swept off to America by a romantic hero, but instead, was stuck in a flat with her three children. This is the family's story.

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chalkie48uk

iv just finished behind the scenes at the museum and thou its a good read i found it more confusing then it needed to have been ,with all the backward n forward thru the generations of the families. or am i just getting old

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Lady Luck commented:

I love Kate Atkinson's books. Chalkie, don't let this one put you off. Her Jackson Brodie ex-policeman series is excellent. Atkinson does like to overlap his storyline and weave the characters in and out of the plot but she does it very effectively until you can't wait to see how the mystery will be solved.

7 months ago...

marigold commented:

I agree, I think Kate is one of the best writers around and I love the way she interweaves all the stories. All her characters are so well drawn and Behind the Scenes is one of the best books I have read for a long time. Roll on her next one!

5 months ago...