Category Archives: Kate Atkinson

2013: The Favourites

Posted on January 2, 2014 by bernadetteinoz

I like to look back on the year’s reading and highlight the books I loved for one reason or another. I’ve given up restricting myself to a number and won’t presume to say they’re “the best” but they have great … Continue reading →

Posted in Adrian McKinty, Angela Savage (Aus), Arni Thorarinsson, Belinda Bauer, books of the year, Garry Disher (Aus), Gene Kerrigan, Hannah Kent (Aus), Kate Atkinson, Leif G.W. Persson, Liza Marklund, Mari Strachan, Michael Duffy (Aus), Sulari Gentill (Aus), Wiley Cash | 14 Comments

Book vs Adaptation: Started Early, Took My Dog

Posted on December 30, 2013 by bernadetteinoz

The book STARTED EARLY, TOOK MY DOG isn’t a nicely linear tale with a recognisable beginning, middle and end. Nor is it, as a whole, quite believable given its abundance of coincidences (or absence of nails). But neither of these … Continue reading →

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Review: When Will There Be Good News? by Kate Atkinson

Posted on March 1, 2009 by bernadetteinoz

Title: When Will There Be Good News? Author: Kate Atkinson Publisher: Doubleday [2008] ISBN: 978-0-385-61451-1 In one of the most shocking openings you’ll read to a book a young child witnesses a horrible crime against her family. Thirty years later … Continue reading →

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