Atkinson, Kate

"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. The notorious queen of this glittering world is 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"--Provided by publisher.

"... Teddy--would-be poet, heroic pilot, husband, father, and grandfather-- ... navigates the perils and progress of a rapidly changing world. After all that Teddy endures in battle, his greatest challenge is living in a future he never expected to have"--Dust jacket.

Ruby Lennox narrates the story of her life, beginning at the moment of her conception in 1951 through her mother's death in 1992.

"On a cold and snowy night in 1910, Ursula Todd is born to an English banker and his wife. She dies before she can draw her first breath. On that same cold and snowy night, Ursula Todd is born, lets out a lusty wail, and embarks upon a life that will be, to say the least, unusual. For as she grows, she also dies, repeatedly, in a variety of ways, while the young century marches on towards its second cataclysmic world war. Does Ursula's apparently infinite number of lives give her the power to save the world from its inevitable destiny? And if she can -- will she?"--Dust jacket.

"On a cold and snowy night in 1910, Ursula Todd is born to an English banker and his wife. She dies before she can draw her first breath. On that same cold and snowy night, Ursula Todd is born, lets out a lusty wail, and embarks upon a life that will be, to say the least, unusual. For as she grows, she also dies, repeatedly, in a variety of ways, while the young century marches on towards its second cataclysmic world war. Does Ursula's apparently infinite number of lives give her the power to save the world from its inevitable destiny? And if she can -- will she?"--Dust jacket.

A collection of twelve short stories by award-winning author Kate Atkinson.

While waiting outside a theater with dozens of other fans, ex-private detective and recent millionaire Jackson Brodie witnesses a shocking act of road rage that thrusts him into a world of corruption, violence, and danger that threatens his riches and his life.

The lives of three people come together in a small English town as Detective Chief Inspector Louise Monroe investigates the disappearance of a well-known doctor.

Private detective Jackson Brodie uncovers some startling connections between three cases separate cases he is investigating.

Six-year-old Joanna was a witness to a horrific crime. Thirty years later the murderer is released from prison. Sixteen-year-old Reggie works for a doctor devoted to her infant son. When she goes missing Reggie seems to be the only person who is worried. Detective Chief Inspector Louise Monroe is also looking for a missing person. As all these lives and histories intersect, and past mistakes and current misfortunes collide, an investigation ensues that will call into question the very essence of truth.