Bibliograph

Normal rules don't apply, stories, Kate Atkinson

Type

Label

Normal rules don't apply, stories, Kate Atkinson

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

short stories

Main title

Normal rules don't apply

Responsibility statement

Kate Atkinson

Sub title

stories

Summary

"A dazzling collection of eleven interconnected stories from the bestselling, award-winning author of Shrines of Gaiety and Life After Life, with everything that readers love about her novels--the inventiveness, the verbal felicity, the sharp observations on human nature, and the deeply satisfying emotional wallop. In this brilliant volume, nothing is quite as it seems. We meet a queen who makes a bargain she cannot keep; a secretary who watches over the life she has just left; a lost man who bets on a horse that may--or may not--have spoken to him. Witty and wise, with subtle connections between the stories, Normal Rules Don't Apply is a startling and funny feast for the imagination, stories with the depth and bite to create their own fully-formed worlds."--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

The void -- Dogs in jeopardy -- Blithe spirit -- Spellbound -- The indiscreet charm of the bourgeoisie -- Shine, Pamela! Shine! -- Existential marginalization -- Classic quest 17--crime and punishment -- Puppies and rainbows -- Gene-sis -- What if?

Target audience

adult

resource.variantTitle

Normal rules do not apply

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