{"product_id":"normal-rules-dont-apply-a-beautiful-short-story-collection-from-the-sunday-times-bestselling-author","title":"Normal Rules Don't Apply: A beautiful short story collection from the Sunday Times bestselling author","description":"\u003cp\u003eDiscover the fantastical \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling short story collection from the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eShrines of Gaiety\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLife After Life.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'Simply \u003cb\u003eone of the best writers\u003c\/b\u003e working today, anywhere in the world' Gillian Flynn\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'As soon as \u003cb\u003eyou get to the end, you'll be tempted to just start at the beginning'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e '\u003cb\u003eFunny and poignant in equal measure\u003c\/b\u003e, you'll want to read this captivating collection in one mystical sitting.' \u003ci\u003eDaily Express\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWelcome to a world, where nothing is quite what it seems...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In these pages, you'll meet, among others, 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e With clockwork intricacy, inventiveness and sharp social observation, Kate Atkinson conjures a feast for the imagination in a constantly changing multiverse.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eAtkinson's first short story collection in twenty years, \u003ci\u003eNormal Rules Don't Apply\u003c\/i\u003e is a dazzling array of eleven interconnected tales.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e ____________\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e '\u003cb\u003eHilarious, breathtaking, horrific, irresistible\u003c\/b\u003e ... Atkinson is always in command ... Heart in mouth, \u003cb\u003eI never wanted this book to end\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eSydney Morning Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e '\u003cb\u003eSublime\u003c\/b\u003e ... showcases her \u003cb\u003esuperb storytelling\u003c\/b\u003e and the wit of her writing' \u003ci\u003eGood Housekeeping\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'Life in all of its surreal, tragic and comic glory is \u003cb\u003eperfectly captured\u003c\/b\u003e within these pages' \u003ci\u003eRed\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Dazzling'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eReader's Digest\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Praise for Kate Atkinson-\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'Inexhaustibly \u003cb\u003eingenious\u003c\/b\u003e' HILARY MANTEL\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'A \u003cb\u003ebrilliant\u003c\/b\u003e and profoundly original writer' RACHEL CUSK\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'Atkinson is a novelist of \u003cb\u003eunrivalled immediacy\u003c\/b\u003e, authority, and skill' FINANCIAL TIMES\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'One of the country's \u003cb\u003emost innovative, exciting and intelligent\u003c\/b\u003e authors.' SCOTSMAN\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"sb-details\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/kate-atkinson-books\"\u003eKate Atkinson\u003c\/a\u003e (all their books in stock)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781804990803\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Poor Condition — £1.00","offer_id":47917341180081,"sku":"SB-1804990809-C4","price":1.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/2669\/5345\/files\/1804990809.jpg?v=1789528710","url":"https:\/\/sellbooks.co.uk\/products\/normal-rules-dont-apply-a-beautiful-short-story-collection-from-the-sunday-times-bestselling-author","provider":"Sell Books .co.uk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}