'Atkinson on her finest form. A marvel of plate-spinning narrative
knowhow, a peak performance of consummate control.' OBSERVER 'This
is the perfect novel for uncertain times.' THE TIMES 'I can think
of few writers other than Dickens who can match it' SUNDAY TIMES
'Brilliant' RICHARD OSMAN 'Kate Atkinson is simply one of the best
writers working today, anywhere in the world' GILLIAN FLYNN ____
1926, and in a country still recovering from the Great War, London
has become the focus for a delirious new nightlife. In the clubs of
Soho, peers of the realm rub shoulders with starlets, foreign
dignitaries with gangsters, and girls sell dances for a shilling a
time. At the heart of this glittering world is notorious Nellie
Coker, ruthless but also ambitious to advance her six children,
including the enigmatic eldest, Niven whose character has been
forged in the crucible of the Somme. But success breeds enemies,
and Nellie's empire faces threats from without and within. For
beneath the dazzle of Soho's gaiety, there is a dark underbelly, a
world in which it is all too easy to become lost. With her unique
Dickensian flair, Kate Atkinson brings together a glittering cast
of characters in a truly mesmeric novel that captures the
uncertainty and mutability of life; of a world in which nothing is
quite as it seems. _____ 'Seduction, betrayal, and larger-than-life
characters that will have you hooked until the last page' SUNDAY
TELEGRAPH 'This book is one to savour, for the energy, for the wit,
for the tenderness of characterisation that make Atkinson
enduringly popular' GUARDIAN 'As vividly filthy, populous,
dangerous as anything described by Dickens, but writing is closer
to Thackeray's...Atkinson is a novelist of unrivalled immediacy,
authority, and skill.' FINANCIAL TIMES
General
| Imprint: |
Penguin (Transworld)
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
April 2023 |
| Authors: |
Kate Atkinson
|
| Dimensions: |
198 x 129 x 33mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
544 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-80499-105-3 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General
|
| LSN: |
1-80499-105-8 |
| Barcode: |
9781804991053 |
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