Behind the Scenes at the Museum by Kate Atkinson

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Book name:	Behind the Scenes at the Museum (2024)
Category:	Coming of age
Author:	Kate Atkinson
Pages:	400 pages
Language:	English
Publication data:	Jan. 1, 1995, midnight

The novel is a unique blend of family saga and historical fiction, told from the perspective of Ruby Lennox, whose narrative begins before her birth and spans over three generations of women in her family. Ruby's story is interwoven with "footnotes" that delve into the lives of her ancestors, revealing secrets, tragedies, and the complexity of their relationships. The book explores themes of motherhood, loss, and identity, while providing a humorous and poignant look at life in the 20th century England. The 5868th greatest book of all time

About the author

Kate Atkinson

7 books

Kate Atkinson was born in York and now lives in Edinburgh. Her first novel, Behind the Scenes at the Museum, won the Whitbread Book of the Year Award and she has been a critically acclaimed international bestselling author ever since.

She is the author of a collection of short stories, Not the End of the World, and of the critically acclaimed novels Human Croquet, Emotionally Weird, Case Histories, and One Good Turn.

Case Histories introduced her readers to Jackson Brodie, former police inspector… Read more