started early took my dog by kate atkinson

Started Early, Took My Dog does not disappoint.A witty, moving, suspenseful and always surprising story about the things we do for love.Atkinson's books stake out their own territory on the border between mysteries and literary fiction. I look forward to many authors' books with pleasure and interest, but Atkinson is such a virtuoso that my brain starts fizzing like a glass of bubbly even before I crack the covers.

'- Alex Beam, The Boston Globe, 'Mixing wry wit and gritty realism, Atkinson deftly smudges the border between literary and detective fiction-with complex, compelling characters negotiating a maze of grisly violence, dark secrets, and shadowy dangers.' - Karen Holt, O, The Oprah Magazine, 'Mixing wry wit and gritty realism, Atkinson deftly smudges the border between literary and detective fiction-with complex, compelling characters negotiating a maze of grisly violence, dark secrets, and shadowy dangers.'- Karen Holt, O, The Oprah Magazine, 'Magnificently plotted.In the author's signature multilayered style, she shifts between past and present.Atkinson injects wit even in the bleakest moments.yet never loses her razor-sharp edge.'- Publishers Weekly, starred review, Every time I hear Kate Atkinson has a new novel on the way, I'm filled with delight.

Case Histories.is a classic.Atkinson's views of contemporary society can be bleak, but she has an amazing eye for kids, dogs and human fallibility.' - Mary Ann Gwinn, The Seattle Times, 'Wonderful.full of artful digressions and unexpected turns, but it amply makes good on its obligations as a mystery novel to explain the who, what and why.'- Tom Nolan, Wall Street Journal, 'Wonderful.full of artful digressions and unexpected turns, but it amply makes good on its obligations as a mystery novel to explain the who, what and why.' - Tom Nolan, Wall Street Journal, 'I can't take my nose out of Kate Atkinson's new thriller, Started Early, Took My Dog. odyssey as a new parent to a waif dressed in a ragged fairy costume, relayed with both tenderness and wry wit, must be one of the grandest love affairs in crime fiction.For its singular melding of radiant humor and dark deeds, this is must-reading for literary crime-fiction fans.'- Joanne Wilkinson, Booklist, starred review, 'The sleuthing is less important than Atkinson's fascinating take on the philosophical and emotional dimensions of her characters' lives.' - Kirkus, ' are an entrancing hybrid of the literary novel/detective story. 'Brilliant.Atkinson seamlessly weaves together in a plot driven by coincidence and a diamond-hard recognition of man's darker nature.

Started early took my dog by kate atkinson