A God in Ruins

by Kate Atkinson

Book Overview

This stunning companion to Kate Atkinson's #1 bestseller Life After Life, "one of the best novels I've read this century" (Gillian Flynn), follows Ursula's brother Teddy as he navigates an unknown future after a perilous war.

"He had been reconciled to death during the war and then suddenly the war was over and there was a next day and a next day. Part of him never adjusted to having a future."

Kate Atkinson's dazzling...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0316176508
• ISBN13: 9780316176507
• Release Date: January 2016
• Publisher: Back Bay Books
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.4" x 8.1"

Customer Reviews

Not my style

This is a continuation of the drivel started in Life After Life.

My absolute favorite book to date!

This is literally my favorite book, the whole way through. The end is a complete shocker and worth waiting for! I love the way it is structured, unconventionally sequenced. Seriously everyone should read this book!!

A God in Ruins is, by far, the best book I have ever read

This novel is my favorite book. Through it's use of the unconventional nonsequential order of storytelling, it is extremely unique and rewarding to read, although it is initially a drag. However if one pushes through the lackluster beginning, they will be met with a novel that has much to offer. It has a variety of characters, some that are easily well-loved and a few that are rather hard to tolerate. It is a book that makes readers question how one views their own purpose in life. Overall, it is absolutely riveting and the best book I have ever read. I wish everyone would read this book.