Kate Atkinson

5 summariesLiterary Fiction, Fantasy, Historical Fiction

Kate Atkinson is a British author known for her fiction, particularly her exploration of themes such as time and memory. Her notable works include "Life After Life," which examines multiple lives lived by the same character, and "Case Histories," a detective novel featuring private investigator Jackson Brodie. Other significant titles include "One Good Turn," "Behind the Scenes at the Museum," and "Human Croquet."

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Books by Kate Atkinson

5 books available

Life After Life
Kate Atkinson
3.8 (198k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction
A woman repeatedly relives the 20th century, dying and being reborn to an altered fate each time, as she grapples with the power to avert global catastrophe.
Case Histories
Kate Atkinson
3.8 (88k) average on GoodreadsThriller
Thirty years after a little girl vanishes, an office worker is brutally murdered, and a new mother commits a grisly act of rage, private investigator Jackson Brodie unearths the shocking, interwoven truths behind these seemingly disparate Cambridge tragedies.
One Good Turn
Kate Atkinson
3.8 (34k) average on GoodreadsThriller
During the Edinburgh Festival, a brutal road-rage incident pulls an array of characters, including ex-detective Jackson Brodie, into a series of murders and unexpected connections.
Behind the Scenes at the Museum
Kate Atkinson
4.0 (33k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction
From the surprising spark of conception, Ruby Lennox unspools a century of English life, untangling her family's knotted secrets with a wry wit and an insatiable curiosity.
Human Croquet
Kate Atkinson
3.7 (9k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction
In a 1960s British suburb with Elizabethan roots, Isobel Fairfax experiences Shakespearean time warps, uncovering the truth about her vanished mother and the hidden lives of her family.