{"product_id":"9780385688222","title":"Normal Rules Don't Apply","description":"\u003cb\u003eA dazzling collection of eleven interconnected stories from the bestselling, award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eShrines of Gaiety\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLife After Life\u003c\/i\u003e, which offer the gimlet eye and delightful social critique that have made Atkinson one of the most lauded writers of our time.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 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. Everything that readers love about the novels of Kate Atkinson is here--the inventiveness, the verbal felicity, the sharp observations on human nature and the deeply satisfying emotional wallop.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWitty and wise, with subtle connections between the stories, \u003ci\u003eNormal Rules Don't Apply\u003c\/i\u003e is a startling and funny feast for the imagination, stories with the depth and bite to create their own fully-formed worlds.","brand":"Kate Atkinson","offers":[{"title":"Doubleday Canada |  Hardback  |  2023-09-12","offer_id":44227735912703,"sku":"9780385688222","price":34.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_64795b43-d1f4-4749-ac52-66dbd862352f.jpg?v=1692921331","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9780385688222","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}