Episode · The Book Review · 2024-09-06
Books mentioned on Kate Atkinson on the Return of Jackson Brodie
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Death at the Sign of the Rook
Death at the Sign of the Rook by Kate Atkinson is a captivating mystery novel that marks the return of the author's beloved private eye, Jackson Brody.
Recommended“so that was Sarah Lyle in conversation with Kate Atkinson about her new book Death At The Sign of The Rook”
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Behind the scenes at the museum
Discussed“I've always thought that your title behind the F the title of your first book behind the scenes of the museum was a sort of perfect encapsulation of what you're talking about”
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A god in ruins
A god in ruins by Kate Atkinson is a companion novel and sequel to Life After Life, following the life of Teddy Todd during and after the London World War II Blitz era.
Discussed“and lots of people say to me when they got to the end of the Goden ruins they were just in pieces and bits they were crying people”
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Life After Life
Life After Life by Kate Atkinson is a celebrated novel that follows protagonist Ursula Todd as she repeatedly dies and is reborn across different eras of the twentieth century, most notably the Second World War.
Discussed“because every single time I say it people go no really easy to write there was no plotting she lives she dies she lives she dies”
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The Mysterious Affair at Styles
The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie is a classic detective novel that introduced the brilliant Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot to the world and launched the author's legendary career.
Discussed“which is after Styles which is the house and one of her books right and the Mysterious Affair at Styles”
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Started Early, Took My Dog
Discussed“and of course one of the titles of your one of your Jackson Brody books comes from a poem of hers I long time I wanted to write a novel had an Emily diggson first line line as the title for no good reason part of him to amuse myself and that's the reason in that book that Jackson gets”
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Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“because I know from my own reading I think I have never yet C over the death of ginger in Black Beauty”