Transcription by Kate Atkinson
The magnificent new novel by award-winner Kate Atkinson
In 1940, eighteen-year old Juliet Armstrong is reluctantly recruited into the world of espionage. Sent to an obscure department of MI5 tasked with monitoring the comings and goings of British Fascist sympathisers, she discovers the work to be by turns both tedious and terrifying. But after the war has ended, she presumes the events of those years have been relegated to the past for ever.
Ten years later, now a producer at the BBC, Juliet is unexpectedly confronted by figures from her past. A different war is being fought now, on a different battleground, but Juliet finds herself once more under threat. A bill of reckoning is due, and she finally begins to realize that there is no action without consequence.
Transcription is a work of rare depth and texture, a bravura modern novel of extraordinary power, wit and empathy. It is a triumphant work of fiction from one of this country's most exceptional writers.
Format: Paperback | 337 pages
Dimensions (cm): 23.3 x 15.4 x 2.5 | 532g
Publication Date: O6 Sep 2018
Publisher: Penguin Random House UK
Imprint: Doubleday
Publication City/Country: London, United Kingdom
Language: English
Edition Number: 1
ISBN10: 0857525891
ISBN13: 9780857525895
Condition: Like New
A book that looks new but has been read. Cover has no visible wear. No missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, and no underlining/highlighting of text or writing in the margins. Very minimal wear and tear.