A stunning collection of short stories by the three-times Costa prizewinner
Not the End of the World is Kate Atkinson's first collection of short stories. Playful and profound,they explore the world we think we know whilst offering a vision of another world which lurks just beneath the surface of our consciousness,a world where the myths we have banished from our lives are startlingly present and where imagination has the power to transform reality.
From Charlene and Trudi,obsessively making lists while bombs explode softly in the streets outside,to gormless Eddie,maniacal cataloguer of fish,and Meredith Zane who may just have discovered the secret to eternal life,each of these stories shows that when the worlds of material existence and imagination collide,anything is possible.
Publisher: Transworld Publishers LtdISBN: 9780552771054Number of pages: 336Weight: 230 gDimensions: 198 x 127 x 21 mm
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'Exceptional...Sharp,witty and completely compelling'- The Daily Mail
'I can think of few writers who can make the ordinary collide with the extraordinary to such beguiling effect...left me so fizzing with admiration'- The Observer
'An exceptionally funny,quirky and bold writer'- Independent on Sunday
'Moving and funny,and crammed with incidental wisdom'- The Sunday Times
'Inventive and moving,these are truly tales for the new millennium'- Good Book Guide
Kate Atkinson
Widely regarded as one of Britain's greatest contemporary novelists,Kate Atkinson made her name with her acclaimed debut novel Behind the Scenes at the Museum,which won the Whitbread (now Costa) First Novel Award.
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