Description
This clever and compelling novel by Kate Atkinson follows war-scarred journalist Harry Flynn as he becomes caught up in the lives of a country rebuilding itself after the Second World War. It is the summer of 1951, and the government is preparing the Festival of Britain, a celebration of the country’s creativity, grit and ingenuity. For foreign correspondent turned war reporter Flynn, the event may offer a chance of redemption after a disastrous war in the Far East and a peace that proves no easier to negotiate. Unable to resume his journalistic career, he reluctantly joins an oddball team of misfits, ne’er-do-wells and chancers preparing the festival for its launch. His attempts to revive his romantic life also founder when one of his dates disappears and he is considered the last person to have seen her alive. The answer to his mounting troubles may lie with a precocious, straight-talking thirteen-year-old named Veronica and a rather scruffy terrier called Mrs Betty.
Information
Language: English
Publication date: September 10, 2026
Manufacturer: Bohemian Ventures, spol. s r.o.
Genres: Books, Foreign language books, English literature, Fiction in english, English novels
Type: Paperback book
Pages: 344
ISBN/EAN: 9781529937831