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A God In Ruins

By: Kate Atkinson
Narrated by: Alex Jennings
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Kate Atkinson’s dazzling Life After Life, one of the top-selling adult books of 2014, explored the possibility of infinite chances, as Ursula Todd lived through the turbulent events of the last century again and again.

In A God in Ruins, Atkinson turns her focus on Ursula’s beloved younger brother, Teddy - would-be poet, RAF bomber pilot, husband, and father - as he navigates the perils and progress of the 20th century. For all Teddy endures in battle, his greatest challenge will be to face living in a future he never expected to have.

A God in Ruins is a masterful companion to Life After Life and will prove once again that Kate Atkinson is one of the finest novelists of our age.

©2015 Random House (P)2015 Random House Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction

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A mesmerizing and deeply moving companion book to the 2014 number one best-selling Life After Life, Kate Atkinson brings an enchanting tale with her latest release A God in Ruins, narrated by the captivating Alex Jennings. This extraordinary literary fiction audiobook, full and unabridged, will have you entirely immersed in the beautifully constructed story. Teddy has the chance to re-live his life over and over again. What he chooses to do with this gift is simply incredible. This book will move you, stun you and ultimately change you. Available now from Audible.
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Just loved it - and enjoy re-reading it. Good story - Rich and interesting characters. Must re-read Life after Life which I read some time ago.

Fabulous

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I liked the depth with which characters were drawn and explored. I also found the insights in to the bombing raids, to be fascinating. The story travelled between time frames seamlessly. The twist at the end took my breath away; it had me almost crying...
The voice of the narrator was very enjoyable and his mastery of accents is wonderful. However his actual narration, aside from dialogue, was a bit monotonous at times.

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Would you listen to A God In Ruins again? Why?

I think next time I will read it and not listen to it. When I read "Life after life" (to which "A God in ruins" is a squel) I sometimes had to revert to previous chapters to recapture previous events as the story is somewhat confusing in that it jumps backwards to events and then forwards in time with different characters. I found this difficult to do when "listening" as I could not "turn back pages" to previous chapters - if that makes sense!

Any additional comments?

I think one should read "Life after Life" before listening to "A God in ruins" as this will furnish the reader/listener with a background of the characters whose lives, in the latter, often reflect on events and characters in the former.

Kate Atkinson is my favourite author

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