Kate Atkinson...and her new novel

(c) Martin Hunter, kateatkinson.co.uk

Ok, I'll admit it: ever since I came across her writing as an undergraduate, I've been in love with Kate Atkinson's books. For me, she is one of few contemporary writers who effortlessly seem to be at home in different genres and who always manage to come up with endearing and versatile characters. I'm a big fan of her earlier work such as Behind the Scenes at the Museum or Human Croquet, but am equally fond of her Jackson Brodie crime series.

Yet, I'm happy to announce that it's only a good six weeks until the publication of her latest novel Life after Life, to be published on 5th March. Here is what amazon has to say about it: 

"What if you had the chance to live your life again and again, until you finally got it right?
During a snowstorm in England in 1910, a baby is born and dies before she can take her first breath. During a snowstorm in England in 1910, the same baby is born and lives to tell the tale.
What if there were second chances? And third chances? In fact an infinite number of chances to live your life? Would you eventually be able to save the world from its own inevitable destiny? And would you even want to?
Life After Life follows Ursula Todd as she lives through the turbulent events of the last century again and again. With wit and compassion, she finds warmth even in life’s bleakest moments, and shows an extraordinary ability to evoke the past." (amazon.de)

Doesn't that make you all excited??? Well, I definitely can hardly wait to get my hands on this! Meanwhile I might just re-read her short stories.