Normal Rules Don't Apply: Signed Edition
Hardback Published on: 24/08/2023
Price: £18.99
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Even if you don't usually choose short stories, I woul press this into your hands
These are interlinked short stories with some characters cropping up in various stories. I am not inclined generally to read many short stories, but it's K... READ MORE
The perfect short story collection!
Another brilliant book by one of Britain's best contemporary fiction writers. In Normal Rules Don't Apply, Kate Atkinson flexes her literary muscles to cre... READ MORE
Immersive, thought-provoking and beautiful
This was my first time reading a Kate Atkinson book and I can now see why there is such an obsession and love for her writing! Throughout this book I was c... READ MORE
Synopsis
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.'
Publisher information
- Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd
- ISBN: 2928377209360
- Number of pages: 240
- Dimensions: 240 x 162 x 25 mm
- Weight: 442g
- Languages: English
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Imagination Working Overtime
I love short stories!
An author can write fifty number-one bestsellers and be the most popular wordsmith in the world, but is unable to write short storie... READ MORE
Breaking the rules of narrative by the inimitable Kate Atkinson
An intriguing collection of eleven interconnected stories, which certainly do not conform the ‘normal rules’ of fiction writing.
This is what makes this c... READ MORE
Short Stories
Thank you to the publishers for this early review copy.
This is an excellent collection of connected short stories.
Some will make you laugh, some will mak... READ MORE
A brilliant collection of stories
Kate Atkinson is a consummate storyteller; over recent years she has written some of the finest contemporary English literature. The creation of short stor... READ MORE
Deliciously Mad Multiverse
‘Normal Rules’ don’t apply from the off in these eleven chaotic, sometimes dystopian, interconnected tales from Kate Atkinson in her new short story collec... READ MORE
Kate atkinson turns her storytelling ability to a book of short stories
Kate Atkinson shows her versatility with this remarkable book of short stories.
The stories themselves are connected, sometimes very subtly, and follow her... READ MORE
Twists and turns in a cornucopia of tales
Kate Atkinson is a consummate storyteller; over recent years she has written some of the finest contemporary English literature. The creation of short stor... READ MORE
A work of genius from an outstanding writer...
When I reviewed ‘A God in Ruins’ by Kate Atkinson I wondered whether it was a good book if, after reading it, you had to go upstairs to make your teenage k... READ MORE
A fine collection
Following on from the monumental and epic Shrines of Gaeity, Kate Atkinson returns with a new collection of interlinked short stories. There is much to ad... READ MORE
Quirky, dark and original short stories
*I received a free preview copy of this book from NetGalley*
I love Kate Atkinson’s writing so this quirky collection of short stories was a good way to t... READ MORE
Kate Atkinson does it again.
Kate Atkinson is the author of my all time favourite book and I read everything she writes. I was thrilled to be offered the opportunity to read Normal Rul... READ MORE
Not my kind of book
I generally like long historical novels. This time I thought I would read this series of short stories, but unfortunately found them confusing and not to ... READ MORE
Lush and beautifully crafted
Kate Atkinson is a marvellously gifted writer with the skill and imagination to make whatever she writes original, engrossing and fascinating. Such is the ... READ MORE
Quirky and well written
Short stories are not my favourite genre but these inter-connecting short stories were quirky and very well written with humour and interesting comments on... READ MORE
extraordinary stories
This short story collection reminded me of Alice in Wonderland. Take a story, a good one, with beautiful prose and an interesting plot, and then boom, a ta... READ MORE
A fantastic collection
Five stars for this creative, interconnected group of short stories, by one of the UK‘s most gifted authors. I’m really getting into short stories, and whe... READ MORE
Some bite size treats from Kate Atkinson
I don't usually like short stories - I find that they draw you in and then drop you just as you start the care about the characters. But this wonderful col... READ MORE
An interconnected collection of short stories that never fail to entertain
Not a fan of short stories but no reader can avoid the rewarding experience of a Kate Atkinson book. This collection of short stories are interconnected, i... READ MORE
Excellent
I believe this is one of the best short story collections I've read. The first story; 'The Void' just blew me away and honestly the standard was high thro... READ MORE
Great collection of short stories
This is a lovely collection of short stories, reminding me that I don't read short stories enough, and what a clever genre they are! Subtly connected by ch... READ MORE
Normal Rules Don’t Apply is an incredibly strong, enjoyable collection with memorable characters.
Normal Rules Don’t Apply is a collection of skilfully-written (well, who would expect anything less from Kate Atkinson?) short stories. I don’t generally r... READ MORE
A Collection of Dark & Witty Tales
Kate Atkinson is one of my all time favourite authors and will buy everything she writes. Thank you to Random House UK, Transworld and NetGalley for givin... READ MORE
Quirky and fun.
Normal Rules Don't Apply is a book of short stories, some of which are very cleverly linked together. It's quirky and fun and very easy to read. Highly re... READ MORE
thoroughly entertaining and enjoyable
Normal Rules Don’t Apply is a collection of eleven interconnected short stories by award-winning, best-selling British author, Kate Atkinson. While the con... READ MORE
A fun collection
The warning "Normal rules don't apply" is given in Spellbound, one of the more obviously fairytale-like of the stories in this book, but it could well appl... READ MORE
Excellent collection of stories
I’m not usually one for short stories but I love Kate Atkinson so gave these a go. These stories draw you in from the beginning - there’s a connection so ... READ MORE
Short storytelling genius!
Kate Atkinson’s Normal Rules Don’t Apply is a dazzling, mischievous collection that reminds us why she is such a singular talent. Opening with the brillian... READ MORE
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