Bøger af Kate Atkinson

En lille pige bliver født under en voldsom snestorm i England i 1910, men hun dør, før hun når at tage sit første åndedrag. Eller gør hun?Pigen bliver døbt Ursula Todd, og hendes liv udfolder sig med det 20. århundredes turbulente begivenheder som baggrund og danner rammen om en enestående livsberetning – med to verdenskrige, tilfældigheder, kærlighed, overgreb og ikke mindst familien som afgørende elementer i hendes liv. Et liv, der begynder på ny igen og igen.Kate Atkinson tager sin læser med på en svimlende og opfindsom litterær rejse i denne episke fortælling i absolut særklasse. Med sin karakteristiske underspillede humor og sin uovertrufne psykologiske indsigt lader hun forstå, at der selv i livets mørkeste øjeblikke findes glimt af lys, samt at vi alle kan holde nøglen til både vores egen og andres skæbne i vores hænder.

'Merging family saga with a fluid sense of time and an extraordinarily vivid sense of history at its most human level. A dizzying and dazzling tour de force' Daily MailWINNER OF THE COSTA NOVEL AWARD: the acclaimed number one bestselling novel.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.

THE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED RETURN OF JACKSON BRODIE - 'LIKE ALL GOOD DETECTIVES, A HERO FOR MEN AND WOMEN ALIKE' (The Times)The perfect Christmas gift for any Kate Atkinson fan .

Relates the life of Teddy Todd - would-be poet, heroic World War II bomber pilot, husband, father, and grandfather - as he navigates the perils and progress of the 20th century. For all Teddy endures in battle, his greatest challenge will be to face living in a future he never expected to have.

Features a collection of short stories. This book explores 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.

Mod forventning overlever bombepiloten Teddy Todd Anden Verdenskrig – kun for at sande, at hans største udfordring er den fremtid, han aldrig troede, han skulle opleve. En gud i ruiner leverer et gribende indblik i krigens og kærlighedens væsen og ikke mindst det liv, der følger. For Teddy bliver intet, som det skulle have været. Heller ikke forholdet til hans nærmeste: Hustruen Nancy, der har hemmeligheder; datteren Viola, der føler sig snydt af både livet og sin far – og børnebørnene Sunny og Bertie, der har brug for at blive reddet. Endnu en gang sprudler Kate Atkinson af litterært overskud, humor og psykologisk indsigt med denne spektakulære familiekrønike, der ubesværet springer i tid. Romanen er en selvstændig fortsættelse af den anmelderroste bestseller Liv efter liv.

Discover the new novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Shrines of Gaiety and Life after Life.Welcome to Rook Hall.The stage is set. The players are ready. By night's end, a murderer will be revealed. In his sleepy Yorkshire town, ex-detective Jackson Brodie is staving off boredom, his only case the seemingly tedious matter of a stolen painting.But one theft leads to another and soon Jackson has uncovered a string of unsolved cases, including the disappearance of a valuable Turner from Burton Makepeace, home to Lady Milton and her family. Once a magnificent country house, Burton Makepeace has now partially been converted into a hotel, hosting Murder Mystery weekends.As paying guests, a vicar, an ex-army officer, impecunious aristocrats, and old friends converge, we are treated to Atkinson's most charming and fiendishly clever mystery yet; one that pays homage to the masters of the genre-from Agatha Christie to Dorothy Sayers.Brilliantly inventive, with all of Atkinson's signature wit, wordplay and narrative brio, Death at the Sign of the Rook may be Jackson Brodie's most outrageous and memorable case yet.

Welcome to Rook Hall. The stage is set. The players are ready. By night's end, a murderer will be revealed. In his sleepy Yorkshire town, ex-detective Jackson Brodie is staving off boredom, his only case the seemingly tedious matter of a stolen painting. But one theft leads to another and soon Jackson has uncovered a string of unsolved cases, including the disappearance of a valuable Turner from Burton Makepeace, home to Lady Milton and her family. Once a magnificent country house, Burton Makepeace has now partially been converted into a hotel, hosting Murder Mystery weekends. As paying guests, a vicar, an ex-army officer, impecunious aristocrats, and old friends converge, we are treated to Atkinson's most charming and fiendishly clever mystery yet; one that pays homage to the masters of the genre-from Agatha Christie to Dorothy Sayers. Brilliantly inventive, with all of Atkinson's signature wit, wordplay and narrative brio, Death at the Sign of the Rook may be Jackson Brodie's most outrageous and memorable case yet.

One of the world's great storytellers conjures a captivating new book. In this first full collection since Not the End of the World, we meet a queen who makes a bargain she cannot keep; a secretary who watches over the life she has just left; and a man whose luck changes when a horse speaks to him. Witty and wise, with subtle connections between the stories, Normal Rules Don't Apply is a startling , and funny feast for the imagination. In Kate Atkinson's world nothing is over until ' the talking dog speaks.'

Tommy, Andy und Steve leben in gut situierten Verhältnissen. Sie sind verheiratet, haben Kinder, sind beliebte Mitglieder im Golfclub und trinken hier und da ein Bierchen miteinander: Wer würde sie nicht für fürsorgliche Familienväter halten? Niemand ahnt etwas von ihrem lukrativen Nebengeschäft; einem Geschäft, das einst von Männern betrieben wurde, die ebenso wie sie als anständig galten. Alles könnte so reibungslos weiterlaufen wie bisher, denn ihre Ware ist begehrt. Doch als eine Frau aus ihrem Bekanntenkreis tot aufgefunden wird, stößt nicht nur die Polizei auf sie, sondern auch der Privatdetektiv Jackson Brodie. Sein jüngster, völlig harmloser Auftrag führt ihn direkt zu den drei Ehrenmännern – und bald ist Brodie mittendrin in einem Fall um verschwundene junge Frauen und eine Zeugin, die sich nichts sehnlicher wünscht, als ihre schreckliche Vergangenheit endlich hinter sich lassen zu können ...Kate Atkinson lebt in Edinburgh und gilt als eine der wichtigsten britischen Autorinnen der Gegenwart. Ihre Bücher stehen regelmäßig auf den internationalen Bestsellerlisten.

'Atkinson on her finest form. A marvel of plate-spinning narrative knowhow, a peak performance of consummate control.' OBSERVER'This is the perfect novel for uncertain times.' THE TIMES'I can think of few writers other than Dickens who can match it' SUNDAY TIMES'Brilliant' RICHARD OSMAN'Kate Atkinson is simply one of the best writers working today, anywhere in the world' GILLIAN FLYNN____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.At the heart of this glittering world is notorious 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.With her unique Dickensian flair, Kate Atkinson brings together a glittering cast of characters in a truly mesmeric novel that captures the uncertainty and mutability of life; of a world in which nothing is quite as it seems._____'Seduction, betrayal, and larger-than-life characters that will have you hooked until the last page' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH'This book is one to savour, for the energy, for the wit, for the tenderness of characterisation that make Atkinson enduringly popular' GUARDIAN'As vividly filthy, populous, dangerous as anything described by Dickens, but writing is closer to Thackeray's...Atkinson is a novelist of unrivalled immediacy, authority, and skill.' FINANCIAL TIMES

Emotionally Weird is a thoroughly original and hilarious novel about mothers, daughters, and love, by the author of Behind the Scenes at the Museum On a weather-beaten island off the coast of Scotland, Effie and her mother, Nora, take refuge in the large, mouldering house of their ancestors and tell each other stories. Nora, at first, recounts nothing that Effie really wants to hear--like who her real father was. Effie tells various versions of her life at college, where in fact she lives in a lethargic relationship with Bob, a student who never goes to lectures, seldom gets out of bed, and to whom Klingons are as real as Spaniards and Germans. But as mother and daughter spin their tales, strange things are happening around them. Is Effie being followed? Is someone killing the old people? And where is the mysterious yellow dog?In this brilliant comic narrative, Emotionally Weird, which explores the nonsensical power of language and meaning, Kate Atkinson has created another magical masterpiece.

Shrines of Gaiety is the latest masterpiece from the renowned author Kate Atkinson. Published by Transworld Publishers Ltd in 2022, this book takes you on an unforgettable journey. The genre of the book is a closely guarded secret, adding an element of surprise to your reading experience. Dive into the world of Shrines of Gaiety, and let Kate Atkinson's powerful storytelling captivate your imagination. This book is a must-read for 2022. Don't miss out on this latest offering from Transworld Publishers Ltd.

»Eine Meisterin des Plots, eine grandiose Stilistin« - Die ZEITJoanna Hunter, 36 Jahre alt, hat alles, was man sich nur wünschen kann: ein schönes Haus, einen guten Job als Ärztin, einen treuen Hund und einen attraktiven Mann. Doch ihr ganzes Glück ist ihr kleiner Sohn Gabriel. Für ihn würde sie alles tun. Wie wunderbar muss es sein, mit dieser Frau in diesem Haus zu leben, denkt sich das Kindermädchen Reggie. Mit ihren 16 Jahren hat sie schon alles gesehen und erlebt. Joanna lässt sie wieder an das Gute in der Welt glauben. Für sie würde Reggie alles tun. Als Joanna und ihr Sohn eines Tages verschwunden sind, findet Reggie sämtliche Erklärungen des Ehemannes merkwürdig. Sie wendet sich an die Polizei, doch keiner versteht ihre Sorge – bis Jackson Brodie auftaucht. Er kennt Joanna Hunter und ihre dunkle Geschichte und er setzt alles daran, sie ein zweites Mal zu finden ...Kate Atkinson lebt in Edinburgh und gilt als eine der wichtigsten britischen Autorinnen der Gegenwart.

„Die beste Detektivgeschichte des Jahrzehnts!" – Stephen King Seit der Aufklärung seines letzten Falls hat sich das Leben des unkonventionellen Privatermittlers Jackson Brodie grundlegend verändert. Er ist zu Geld gekommen und hat seinen Job an den Nagel gehängt. Doch glücklich ist er nicht. Im Gegensatz zu seiner Freundin, der Schauspielerin Julia, kann er das süße Nichtstun nicht wirklich genießen. Ein Mann ohne Arbeit, das passt nicht in Brodies Weltbild. Zudem langweilt er sich gehörig, und daran ändert auch der Aufenthalt in Edinburgh nichts. Ziellos streift Brodie durch die Stadt, während Julia für ihr neues Stück probt. Erst als er bei einem Strandspaziergang eine Leiche entdeckt, ist seine Schwermut wie verflogen. Brodie ist wieder ganz der Alte und ermittelt auf eigene Faust – sehr zur Verärgerung der ansässigen Polizei. Als Brodie sich kurz vor der Aufklärung des Mordes wähnt, gerät er selbst in Gefahr ...Kate Atkinson lebt in Edinburgh und gilt als eine der wichtigsten britischen Autorinnen der Gegenwart.

„Die beste Detektivgeschichte des Jahrzehnts!" – Stephen KingIn einer heißen Sommernacht verschwindet die kleine Olivia spurlos. Die Familie, deren absoluter Liebling sie war, zerbricht an diesem Unglück. Vor allem für die drei älteren Schwestern dreht sich fortan alles um diesen Verlust und die Beantwortung der Frage nach dem Warum. Dreißig Jahre später taucht Olivias Lieblingsspielzeug wieder auf. Sie beauftragen den Privatdetektiv Jackson Brodie, der jedoch kaum Hoffnung hat, den Fall nach all den Jahren lösen zu können. Für die drei Schwestern ist Olivias Verschwinden das Drama ihres Lebens. All ihre Träume und Sehnsüchte haben sich verflüchtigt, die kleine Schwester dagegen ist allgegenwärtig. Brodie rührt es zu sehen, wie die Frauen um ein normales Leben für sich kämpfen. Er kennt dies nur allzu gut, denn auch er hat seine Schwester auf schreckliche Weise verloren. Pflichtbewusst trägt er seine mageren Ermittlungsergebnisse zusammen – und stößt auf einen Hinweis, der das ganze Ausmaß der Tragödie sichtbar werden lässt.Kate Atkinson lebt in Edinburgh und gilt als eine der wichtigsten britischen Autorinnen der Gegenwart.

Iconoclastic detective Jackson Brodie returns in a triumphant new novel about secrets, sex, and lies Jackson Brodie has relocated to a quiet seaside village, in the occasional company of his recalcitrant teenage son and an aging Labrador, both at the discretion of his ex-partner Julia. It's picturesque, but there's something darker lurking behind the scenes.Jackson's current job, gathering proof of an unfaithful husband for his suspicious wife, is fairly standard-issue, but a chance encounter with a desperate man on a crumbling cliff leads him into a sinister network-and back across the path of his old friend Reggie. Old secrets and new lies intersect in this breathtaking novel by one of the most dazzling and surprising writers at work today. "e;Thank goodness the long Jackson Brodie hiatus is over."e; --Janet Maslin, New York Times

A twenty-fifth anniversary edition of award-winning, bestselling author Kate AtkinsonΓÇÖs debut novel, Behind the Scenes at the Museum, a deeply moving and deeply funny family story of happiness and heartbreak National Bestseller Winner of the Whitbread Book of the YearA New York Times Book Review Notable Book of the YearRuby Lennox begins narrating her own life at the moment of her conception and from there takes the reader on a whirlwind tour of the twentieth century as seen through the eyes of a girl determined to learn more about her family and the secrets it keeps. Kate AtkinsonΓÇÖs dazzling first novel, named the 1995 Whitbread Book of the Year in England, is a darkly comic, deeply moving story of family heartbreak and happiness.

______________THE NO.1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER BY AWARD WINNER KATE ATKINSON'An unapologetic novel of ideas which is also wise, funny and paced like a thriller' ObserverIn 1940, eighteen-year old Juliet Armstrong is reluctantly recruited into the world of espionage. Sent to an obscure department of MI5 tasked with monitoring the comings and goings of British Fascist sympathizers, she discovers the work to be by turns both tedious and terrifying. But after the war has ended, she presumes the events of those years have been relegated to the past for ever. Ten years later, now a producer at the BBC, Juliet is unexpectedly confronted by figures from her past. A different war is being fought now, on a different battleground, but Juliet finds herself once more under threat. A bill of reckoning is due, and she finally begins to realize that there is no action without consequence.Transcription is a work of rare depth and texture, a bravura modern novel of extraordinary power, wit and empathy. It is a triumphant work of fiction from one of this country s most exceptional writers.'How vehemently most novelists will wish to produce a masterpiece as good' Telegraph______________

'An unapologetic novel of ideas which is also wise, funny and paced like a thriller' - Observer*The magnificent new novel by award-winner Kate Atkinson*In 1940, eighteen-year old Juliet Armstrong is reluctantly recruited into the world of espionage.

What if you could live again and again, until you got it right? 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?Darkly comic, startlingly poignant, and utterly original -- this is Kate Atkinson at her absolute best.

Pressen skrev: ""Krimi, melodrama, sædeskildring, psykologisk roman . Atkinson driller veloplagt både sine figurer og sin læser . Familiehistorier er engelsk underholdningslitteratur, når den er bedst. Kate Atkinson kan tage Robert Godard i hånden og bukke for bifaldet."" - Jyllands-Posten. ""På en meget sofistikeret måde får forfatteren spundet er plot over tre mord, der finder sted med lange mellemrum . Det er rigtigt godt psykogys med yderst nuancerede og fyldige personportrætter."" - Børsen

Det er tredje gang den tidligere privatdetektiv Jackson Brodie optræder, og også denne gang er det et højspændt psykologisk drama forfatteren Kate Atkinson har fremtryllet. Romanen har en blændende åbningsscene: Joanna på seks er vidne til den brutale nedslagtning af sin mor og sine to små søskende under en gåtur, hvor de bliver angrebet af en galning med en kniv.Tredive år senere bor Joanna i Edinburgh sammen med sin mand, hun er læge og har fået en søn. Reggie på 16 er deres au pair-pige, og Reggie, som selv har mistet sin mor i en ulykke, oplever Joanna og hendes søn som den perfekte familie. Politikvinden Louise Monroe opsøger Joanna for at fortælle hende, at den mand, der slog Joannas familie ihjel, bliver løsladt. En anden grund til at opsøge Joanna er, at Louise mistænker hendes mand for forsikringssvindel. Som privatdetektiv kommer Jackson Brodie også på banen, og langsomt afsløres Jacksons forbindelse til Joanna, Louise og Reggie: Jackson og Louise har været tæt på at indlede et forhold, men giftede sig i stedet med hver sin partner; som ung var Jackson en del af det eftersøgningshold, der fandt Joanna på en mark, efter hendes familie var blevet massakreret, og Reggie har faktisk reddet Jackons liv ved en togulykke.Og således bliver brikkerne i denne vanvittigt spændende roman ved med at blive flere, relationerne mellem personerne at sno sig ind i hinanden for til sidst at falde smukt på plads.

Jackson Brodie, tidligere politimand og privatdetektiv, er taget til Fringe Festival i Edinburgh sammen med kæresten Julia, der er skuespiller. Her bliver han modvilligt og helt tilfældigt trukket ind i en række komplicerede begivenheder.I en bilkø overværer han et brutalt overfald begået mod en bilist. Er det blot en vanvittig mand, der går amok, eller er der et motiv bag overfaldet?Blandt vidnerne til overfaldet er Martin Canning, også kendt som forfatteren Alex Blake. Martin er en genert og tilbageholdende type, og ved at kaste en taske efter voldsmanden forhindrer han, at overfaldet udvikler sig.Gloria Hatter er også på gerningsstedet. Gloria er gift med Graham, den store byggematador. Hvad Graham ikke ved, er, at hans liv er ved at falde fra hinanden; Gloria vil forlade ham efter 39 års ægteskab og samtidig afsløre hans anløbne forretningsmetoder.Disse menneskers tilstedeværelse på gerningsstedet er ikke tilfældig, og den sexede vicekriminalkommissær Louise Monroe, som leder efterforskningen, gør brug af Jackson Brodies erfaringer.Med sin forrige roman "Familiehistorier" udfordrede Kate Atkinson spændingsgenren og tilførte den sit meget personlige præg. Hun fortsætter kunsten i "En god gerning".Kate Atkinson debuterede i 1996, Familiehistorier (2006), En god gerning (2007) og Hvornår kommer der en god nyhed? (2009). Kate Atkinson bor i Edinburgh.

Da sikkerhedschef Tracy Waterhouse overværer en kvindelig misbruger forumlempe sin lille datter på det groveste, reagerer hun instinktivt, og før hun ved af det, er hun kidnapper med ét stk. pigebarn under armen. Noget tilsvarende sker for romanens hovedperson, den semipensionerede privatdetektiv Jackson Brodie, som efter at være vidne til et voldeligt overgreb mod en hund i en park pludselig og helt ufrivilligt får den firbenede på slæb. Han turer rundt på hjemegnen Yorkshire på jagt efter sin forsvundne hustru samtidig med, at han er på en specialopgave, der tvinger ham til at rode op i en ung kvindes belastede fortid som adoptivbarn. Nutidshistoriens begivenheder hvirvles sammen med et mere end 30 år gammelt og hidtil hemmeligholdt mord på en prostitueret. Som altid hos Kate Atkinson viser fortiden sig ikke at være helt forbi, og gamle synder forbliver ikke ustraffede. Med sine tre seneste romaner Familiehistorier, En god gerning og Hvornår kommer der en god nyhed? har Kate Atkinson udfordret spændingsgenren og tilført den sit meget personlige præg. Romanerne er blevet filmatiseret af BBC til en tv-serie i seks dele. "Aldeles fremragende ny Kate Atkinson-thriller om forsvundne børn og stakkels kvinder." - Politiken"Kate Atkinsons velskrevne roman evner på en og samme tid at beskrive det moderne menneskes grundvilkår og samtidig fanger hun læseren i en super spændende kriminalhistorie" - Litterartursiden

The perfect Christmas gift: three festive tales from the brilliant pen of Kate Atkinson. 'Lucy would have challenged anyone not to cry at the sight of their child in a Nativity play. Beatrice waved enthusiastically - a little too enthusiastically - at Lucy from the angelic choir.