Kate Atkinson’s new novel shouldn’t work. Somehow it does

Part murder mystery, part postwar history, the British writer’s latest is a dizzying literary juggling act that somehow comes together brilliantly.

Reported by The Sydney Morning Herald. We will add other newspapers as they cover it. November 13, 2026, 18:30 UTC

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1. The Sydney Morning HeraldAustraliaNovember 13, 2026, 18:30 UTC

   Kate Atkinson’s new novel shouldn’t work. Somehow it does

   Part murder mystery, part postwar history, the British writer’s latest is a dizzying literary juggling act that somehow comes together brilliantly.

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