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Life After Life

By: Kate Atkinson
Narrated by: Fenella Woolgar
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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. Here is Kate Atkinson at her most profound and inventive, in a novel that celebrates the best and worst of ourselves.

©2013 Kate Atkinson (P)2013 Random House Audiobooks 20th Century Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Literary Fiction Romance Women's Fiction England
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Don't be like me; I don't like to read the dust-jackets of books in case they give too much away. However in this instance I should have! This is a beautifully written and wonderfully performed book but I got confused with various lives starting and re-starting in the story. My mistake!

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Where does Life After Life rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

This is one of the best books I've listened to! I've been subscribed for over 2 years but Fenella Woolgar has been one of my favourite narrators. She really brings the characters to life. I loved every moment of this and couldn't stop listening!

What did you like best about this story?

I am a big fan of metaphysical narratives which are well written. This reminded me of David Mitchell novels. It was complex and many layered and beautiful to read.

Which scene did you most enjoy?

The part about the Blitz really stayed with me.

A new favourite

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Wonderful story - rather KM Peytonesque but with extra punch. Favourite book since A Gentlemen in Moscow. Oh, and brilliantly read too!

Superb.

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very well written story almost forgot it was fiction. The narrotor spoke wonderfully

beautiful touching story

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Loved the performance from Fenella Woolgar! Absolutely perfect. Also liked the story a lot but the ending was really ... just annoying to be honest! It should have ended several pages earlier rather than where it did. Anyway. I still deeply enjoyed this book.

Brilliant story

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