Kate Atkinson: When Will There Be Good News? (EBook, 2009, Transworld)
eBook
English language
Published Jan. 1, 2009 by Transworld.
The Sunday Times bestseller: another triumph from the author of Case Histories and One Good TurnIn rural Devon, six-year-old Joanna Mason witnesses an appalling crime.Thirty years later the man convicted of the crime is released from prison.In Edinburgh, sixteen-year-old Reggie works as a nanny for a G.P. But Dr Hunter has gone missing and Reggie seems to be the only person who is worried.Across town, Detective Chief Inspector Louise Monroe is also looking for a missing person, unaware that hurtling towards her is an old friend - Jackson Brodie - himself on a journey that becomes fatally interrupted.
Great writing style. Sense of humor was excellent. Story telling was great.
the librarian handed this book to me and said probably the worst 3 words i could imagine: "it's a mystery"
i hate mysteries! (or so i think. aren't they formulaic and rather boring in their singlemindedness to find out Who Dunnit?)
well, this well crafted novel had me hooked from the begining. so many interesting characters, so many surprising ties. and where was the mystery - was it gonna be with her? with him? or all of them?
terrible things could and DID befall the characters. i had a real sense of worry, and in numerous directions.
the chapters alternated between the 4 main characters and it would leave you hanging before dropping you into the next, and you just HAD to keep reading to see what was going to happen... i stayed up late last night to finish it and it was well worth it. already found a 'best …
the librarian handed this book to me and said probably the worst 3 words i could imagine: "it's a mystery"
i hate mysteries! (or so i think. aren't they formulaic and rather boring in their singlemindedness to find out Who Dunnit?)
well, this well crafted novel had me hooked from the begining. so many interesting characters, so many surprising ties. and where was the mystery - was it gonna be with her? with him? or all of them?
terrible things could and DID befall the characters. i had a real sense of worry, and in numerous directions.
the chapters alternated between the 4 main characters and it would leave you hanging before dropping you into the next, and you just HAD to keep reading to see what was going to happen... i stayed up late last night to finish it and it was well worth it. already found a 'best of' book for 2011.
