| Edition |
First United States edition. |
| Description |
206 pages ; 22 cm |
| Note |
Originally published in Great Britain by Doubleday in 2023. |
| Summary |
"A dazzling collection of eleven interconnected stories from the bestselling, award-winning author of Shrines of Gaiety and Life After Life, with everything that readers love about her novels--the inventiveness, the verbal felicity, the sharp observations on human nature, and the deeply satisfying emotional wallop. In this brilliant volume, nothing is quite as it seems. We meet a queen who makes a bargain she cannot keep; a secretary who watches over the life she has just left; a lost man who bets on a horse that may--or may not--have spoken to him. Witty and wise, with subtle connections between the stories, Normal Rules Don't Apply is a startling and funny feast for the imagination, stories with the depth and bite to create their own fully-formed worlds"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Contents |
The void -- Dogs in jeopardy -- Blithe spirit -- Spellbound -- The indiscreet charm of the bourgeoisie -- Shine, Pamela! Shine! -- Existential marginalization -- Classic Quest 17: Crime and punishment -- Puppies and rainbows -- Gene-sis -- What if? -- Credits. |
| Subject |
Interpersonal relations -- Fiction.
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Thought and thinking -- Fiction.
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| Genre/Form |
Short stories.
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Humorous fiction.
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Magic realist fiction.
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| Added Title |
Normal rules do not apply |
| Other Form: |
Online version: Atkinson, Kate. Normal rules don't apply London : Doubleday, 2023 9780385549516 (DLC) 2023009528 |
| ISBN |
9780385549509 hardcover |
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0385549504 hardcover |
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9780593469880 paperback |
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0593469887 paperback |
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9780857529183 UK hardcover |
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0857529188 UK hardcover |
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9780857529190 UK paperback |
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0857529196 UK paperback |
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