Behind the Scenes at the Museum: A Novel
I've greatly enjoyed Atkinson's later works; her debut novel is on my TBR list. From Publishers Weekly: Atkinson's ebullient narrative style captures the troubled Lennox family with wit and poignant accuracy.
Publisher’s description:
A deeply moving family story of happiness and heartbreak, Behind the Scenes at the Museum is bestselling author Kate Atkinson’s award-winning literary debut.
National Bestseller
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 twentieth century as seen through the eyes of an English girl determined to learn about her family and its secrets.