Life After Life by Kate Atkinson
WINNER OF THE 2013 COSTA NOVEL AWARD- the acclaimed number one bestselling novel about a woman who lives her life over and over again through the most turbulent events of the 20th century, including the London Blitz.
What if you had the chance to live your life again and again, until you finally got it right?
During a snowstorm in England in 1910, a baby is born and dies before she can take her first breath.
During a snowstorm in England in 1910, the same baby is born and lives to tell the tale.
What if there were second chances? And third chances? In fact an infinite number of chances to live your life? Would you eventually be able to save the world from its own inevitable destiny? And would you even want to?
Life After Life follows Ursula Todd as she lives through the turbulent events of the last century again and again. With wit and compassion, Kate Atkinson finds warmth even in life's bleakest moments, and shows an extraordinary ability to evoke the past. Here she is at her most profound and inventive, in a novel that celebrates the best and worst of ourselves.
Format: Paperback | 624 pages
Dimensions (cm): 19.8 x 12.8 x 3.8 | 536g
Publication Date: 03 Feb 2014
Publisher: Penguin Random House UK
Imprint: Transworld Publishers
Publication City/Country: London, United Kingdom
Language: English
ISBN10: 0552776637
ISBN13: 9780552776639
Condition: Good
A book that has been read but is in good condition. Some minor damage to the cover including a crease on the top-left corner of the back cover, but no holes or tears. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing but no tearing. No pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text and no writing in margins. No missing pages.