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Behind the Scenes at the Museum

A Novel

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Behind the Scenes at the Museum

By: Kate Atkinson
Narrated by: Pearl Hewitt
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A deeply moving family story of happiness and heartbreak, Behind the Scenes at the Museum is best-selling author Kate Atkinson's award-winning literary debut.

National Best seller

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 20th century as seen through the eyes of an English girl determined to learn about her family and its secrets.

Kate Atkinson's first novel is "a multigenerational tale of a spectacularly dysfunctional Yorkshire family and one of the funniest works of fiction to come out of Britain in years" (The New York Times Book Review).

©1995 Kate Atkinson (P)2018 Tantor Family Life Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Sagas Heartfelt
Multigenerational Masterpiece • Compelling Family Saga • Superb Performance • Beautiful Narration • Humorous Moments
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This novel darts around in time which makes for considerable confusion in remembering which family members belong to whom. I loved the reflective prose and even got to appreciate the reader’s accent after a while. As with many novels the last chapter was a hurried tying up of loose ends which detracted from the overall novel’s pace.

A bit choppy

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Quirky, smart and funny. I really enjoyed the story and it's characters were interesting. the narration was fantastic also.

smart and funny

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Reading of this section of the book was hysterical....I wasn't quite vested in the story or series of story lines, but some of the reading moments...this one in particular...were very well executed.

memorable wedding and world cup collision

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Atkinson always delights, and this is no different. Just a wonderful family story about love, relationships and how we develop them.

Easily one of the best I’ve wcer read

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Beautifully read and acted. The story teller kept the reader interested and engaged. Plenty of twists to keep the narrative fresh. All in all a delightful interlude of escaping into the life of a family’s trials and tribulations

An entertaining and page turning story

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I liked how focused the story was on one individual so we really came to know her. The reader seemed to respect the character and had kindness in her voice which influenced the listener.

Deep Dive

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The narrator was suburb. I found myself sometimes just listening to the voice and not the story which meant I needed to rewind. For me the timelines were a bit mixed up at times but honestly I didn’t care as I loved the writing and narration so much.

Thought provoking story

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I couldn't have read this as a written work, I had to listen to this story, and it took time to adjust myself to the point of view. But I am so glad I did. This story is truly about siblings, the layers of sisters over time. And I'm grateful for it.

I love the layers of sisters

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This work weaves the threads, the waves, the shocks to the fabrics of lifetimes... layered, poetic, lyrical, magical and true. Searing, lyrical, poetic, there is masterful enveloping gorgeousness here. i've not enough breaths or precision of verbiage to express. will read/listen again & again. the audible is beyond phenomenal. Thanks so much for this work 🙏🏼❣️

Brilliantly written, amazingly read

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And I LOVED Life After Life, and LOVED the Jackson Brodie novels (except Big Sky)

My favorite from Kate Atkinson

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