Human Croquet

 

                       
Human Croquet

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Title
Human Croquet
Author Kate Atkinson
Genre Literary Fiction, Magical Realism
Format N/A

 

Book Description

Human Croquet is an inventive and emotionally rich novel that follows Isobel Fairfax as she grows up in an eccentric family while slipping unpredictably through time and memory. Blending domestic realism with surreal disruptions, the story explores fate, loss, childhood trauma, and the ways the past continually intrudes upon the present.

About Author

Kate Atkinson is a British novelist renowned for her inventive narrative structures, dark humor, and emotionally resonant storytelling. Born in York, England, in 1951, she studied English literature at the University of Dundee and later worked in a variety of jobs before achieving literary success.

Atkinson first gained major recognition with her debut novel Behind the Scenes at the Museum (1995), which won the Whitbread Book of the Year Award. She is widely admired for novels such as Life After Life and A God in Ruins, as well as the Jackson Brodie detective series, which blends Crime Fiction with literary depth. Her work frequently explores memory, family, time, war, and the role of chance in shaping human lives.

  

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