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Behind the Scenes at the Museum

A Novel

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Behind the Scenes at the Museum

By: Kate Atkinson
Narrated by: Pearl Hewitt
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A deeply moving family story of happiness and heartbreak, Behind the Scenes at the Museum is best-selling author Kate Atkinson's award-winning literary debut.

National Best seller

Winner of the Whitbread Book of the Year

Ruby Lennox begins narrating her life at the moment of conception, and from there takes us on a whirlwind tour of the 20th century as seen through the eyes of an English girl determined to learn about her family and its secrets.

Kate Atkinson's first novel is "a multigenerational tale of a spectacularly dysfunctional Yorkshire family and one of the funniest works of fiction to come out of Britain in years" (The New York Times Book Review).

©1995 Kate Atkinson (P)2018 Tantor Family Life Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Sagas Witty Heartfelt Funny
Multigenerational Masterpiece • Intriguing Family Saga • Outstanding Narration • Complex Storytelling • Humorous Moments

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This novel darts around in time which makes for considerable confusion in remembering which family members belong to whom. I loved the reflective prose and even got to appreciate the reader’s accent after a while. As with many novels the last chapter was a hurried tying up of loose ends which detracted from the overall novel’s pace.

A bit choppy

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Quirky, smart and funny. I really enjoyed the story and it's characters were interesting. the narration was fantastic also.

smart and funny

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Reading of this section of the book was hysterical....I wasn't quite vested in the story or series of story lines, but some of the reading moments...this one in particular...were very well executed.

memorable wedding and world cup collision

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Kate Atkinson is a miracle. Her use of language is second to none. The narration is perfect too.

Just fabulous

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Despite a lot of tragedy and. numerous unlikable characters, story is surprisingly humorous. Narrator excellent.

Surprisingly Good

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