Started Early, Took My Dog: (Jackson Brodie) by Kate Atkinson (English) Paperbac

Description: Started Early, Took My Dog by Kate Atkinson A day like any other for security chief Tracy Waterhouse, until she makes a shocking impulse purchase. That one moment of madness is all it takes for Tracys humdrum world to be turned upside down, the tedium of everyday life replaced by fear and danger at every turn. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The fourth novel featuring Jackson Brodie from the No.1 bestselling author of When Will There Be Good News?, winner of Richard & Judy Best Read of the YearA day like any other for security chief Tracy Waterhouse, until she makes a shocking impulse purchase. That one moment of madness is all it takes for Tracys humdrum world to be turned upside down, the tedium of everyday life replaced by fear and danger at every turn.Witnesses to Tracys outrageous exchange in the Merrion Centre in Leeds are Tilly, an elderly actress teetering on the brink of her own disaster, and Jackson Brodie who has returned to his home county in search of someone elses roots. All three characters learn that the past is never history and that no good deed goes unpunished.Kate Atkinson dovetails and counterpoints her plots with Dickensian brilliance in a tale peopled with unlikely heroes and villains . Started Early, Took My Dog is freighted with wit, wisdom and a fierce moral intelligence. It confirms Kate Atkinsons position as one of the great writers of our time. Notes Paperback edition of the 4th book in Atkinsons series featuring Jackson Brodie. The previous one, When Will There Be Good News? won the Richard & Judy Best Read Of The Year and reached No 3 on the Sunday Times list in hardback. It was the UKs 3rd biggest selling paperback novel of 2009. Crime has given Atkinson the freedom to write an ambitious, panoramic work, full of excitement, colour and compassion. Sunday Times Back Cover A day like any other for security chief Tracy Waterhouse, until she makes a shocking impulse purchase. That one moment of madness is all it takes for Tracys humdrum world to be turned upside down, the tedium of everyday life replaced by fear and danger at every turn. Witnesses to Tracys outrageous exchange in the Merrion Centre in Leeds are Tilly, an elderly actress teetering on the brink of her own disaster, and Jackson Brodie who has returned to his home county in search of someone elses roots. All three characters learn that the past is never history and that no good deed goes unpunished. Author Biography KATE ATKINSON is one of the worlds foremost novelists. She won the Whitbread Book of the Year prize with her first novel, Behind the Scenes at the Museum. Life After Life, an acclaimed BBC TV series, won several prizes including the Costa Novel Award, as did A God in Ruins. Two further historical novels - Transcription and Shrines of Gaiety - were also Sunday Times bestsellers. She has published two critically acclaimed collections of short stories- Not the End of the World and Normal Rules Dont Apply.Her bestselling literary crime novels featuring former detective Jackson Brodie, Case Histories, One Good Turn, When Will There Be Good News? and Started Early, Took My Dog, became a BBC television series starring Jason Isaacs. Jackson Brodie later returned in the novel Big Sky and the most recent, Death at the Sign of the Rook, was a number one bestseller.Kate Atkinson was awarded an MBE in 2011 and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.For information about Kates books, including her Jackson Brodie series, Review Atkinsons finest novel to date. Indeed, its one of the finest British novels, in any genre, to have emerged for years...sharp and dexterous, subtle and stylish, very funny and at time extraordinarily cutting...This is very much a state of the nation novel - far sharper and more observant and satirically understanding than anything else out there at the moment. And yet Atkinson also gives us humanity, insight and entertainment...a story that deserves to be read for decades to come -- Henry Sutton * Mirror *The wonder of Atkinsons novels has been their joie de vivre, extraordinary given the high incidence of violent death. An irrepressible exuberance shines throughout..folds past and present together with Atkinsons customary flair...extraordinary combination of wit, plain-speaking, tenderness and control * Guardian *As ever, Atkinsons prose is diamond-cut to twinkle and slice by turns * Daily Telegraph *I cant think why it has taken me so long to discover Kate Atkinsons Jackson Brodie novels. Started Early, Took My Dog is the fourth and is so brilliant that I rushed out and bought the previous three. Lauded for her literary fiction, Atkinson has taken to writing crime with ease, skilfully weaving the lives of three characters into a complex tale of murder, child abduction and corruption -- Emma Lee-Potter * Daily Express *Crime has given Atkinson the freedom to write an ambitious, panoramic work, full of excitement, colour and compassion * Sunday Times *A wonderful stylist...but she was never confined to the crime genre, has written in assorted other modes and excels at them all. Whatever she goes on to write, she leaves Jackson Brodie at a suspenseful and pivotal moment. Future installments are well worth waiting for -- Janet Maslin * New York Times *Accept Atkinsons vision; enjoy, admire, laugh and be moved...Atkinson is witty and satirical of modern mores; she is a virtuoso of dialogue * The Times *Beautifully written...possibly the only author writing crime fiction that is also literary fiction alive today and as such she is also far and away the most interesting. Jackson cannot return soon enough * Sunday Express *The fourth Jackson Brodie book, Atkinsons unlikely but utterly addictive detective...If only more literary authors could turn their hands to readable, commercial fiction with such elegance and verve * Red *My friends queue up to borrow advance copies of Kate Atkinsons books...The book is full of allusions, illusions and conclusions about life, the universe and everything...original and amusing * Literary Review * Promotional The fourth novel featuring Jackson Brodie from the No.1 bestselling author of When Will There Be Good News? Prizes Short-listed for Galaxy National Book Awards: Waterstones UK Author of the Year 2010 Review Text Atkinsons finest novel to date. Indeed, its one of the finest British novels, in any genre, to have emerged for years ...sharp and dexterous, subtle and stylish, very funny and at time extraordinarily cutting...This is very much a state of the nation novel - far sharper and more observant and satirically understanding than anything else out there at the moment. And yet Atkinson also gives us humanity, insight and entertainment...a story that deserves to be read for decades to come Review Quote Atkinsons finest novel to date. Indeed, its one of the finest British novels, in any genre, to have emerged for years ...sharp and dexterous, subtle and stylish, very funny and at time extraordinarily cutting...This is very much a state of the nation novel - far sharper and more observant and satirically understanding than anything else out there at the moment. And yet Atkinson also gives us humanity, insight and entertainment...a story that deserves to be read for decades to come Promotional "Headline" The fourth novel featuring Jackson Brodie from the No.1 bestselling author of When Will There Be Good News?, winner of Richard & Judy Best Read of the Year Details ISBN0552772461 Author Kate Atkinson Publisher Transworld Publishers Ltd Year 2011 ISBN-10 0552772461 ISBN-13 9780552772464 Format Paperback Imprint Black Swan Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 823.914 Pages 496 Media Book Language English Short Title STARTED EARLY TOOK MY DOG Residence Edinburgh, STK Series Jackson Brodie Subtitle (Jackson Brodie) Edition New Jacket Publication Date 2011-02-17 UK Release Date 2011-02-17 AU Release Date 2011-02-17 NZ Release Date 2011-02-17 Audience General Alternative 9781407081809 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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