Audiobooks by Kate Atkinson

Our Noble Selves: The witty new historical novel about the Festival of Britain by the bestselling author of Life After Life.

"Brought to you by Penguin. It's the summer of 1951 and everyone is looking to put the dark days of the war behind them. The government’s solution: The Festival of Britain, a celebration of the country’s creativity, grit and ingenuity. For foreign correspondent-turned-war reporter, Harry Flynn, it might offer the chance of redemption after a bad war in the Far East. But when he returns to London, the peace proves no less easy to negotiate. Having failed to resume his journalistic career, he reluctantly joins an oddball team of misfits, ne'er do wells and downright chancers helping to ready the Festival of Britain for launch. Flynn’s attempts at some semblance of a romantic life also founder when one of his dates goes missing and he is deemed the last person to see her alive. Could he have been in some way responsible for her disappearance? Little does he realise that the answer to some of his mounting problems may lie in the hands of a precocious straight-talking thirteen-year-old called Veronica and a rather scruffy terrier who goes by the name of Mrs Betty… Brilliantly plotted, witty and compelling, Our Noble Selves once again affirms Kate Atkinson’s place as one of the greatest chroniclers of our times. © Kate Atkinson 2026 (P) Penguin Audio 2026"

Kate Atkinson (Author), TBD (Narrator)

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[Spanish] - Una y otra vez

"¿Y si pudieras vivir tu vida una y otra vez hasta conseguir el destino perfecto? Uno de los 100 mejores libros del siglo según The New York Times «Cuenta las mil y una vidas de una mujer según el camino que va eligiendo cada vez y la gracia es que todas acaben con su muerte trágica. Elijas lo que elijas todo acaba en muerte, cosa que debería de ser un alivio». Virginia Feito Que Ursula Todd muera a las pocas horas de nacer en una casa de campo inglesa a principios de 1910 y que, a la vez, el médico llegue a tiempo para salvarla son dos hechos perfectamente compatibles en Una y otra vez, una novela que ofrece siempre dos alternativas a su protagonista. Así, Ursula tendrá varias oportunidades de cambiar su destino, el de su familia e incluso el de toda Europa. Y no se trata solo de vivir una nueva vida, sino de hacer algo con lo que la mayoría hemos soñado alguna vez: borrar los episodios del pasado que hablan mal de nosotros. Gracias a un perfecto dominio en la creación de ambientes y personajes, Atkinson consigue varias novelas en una. Trágica en ocasiones, divertida en otras pero siempre intrigante, la gran autora inglesa cuenta una historia y es como si contara cientos de ellas. Mejor novela histórica del año según Goodreads. Una de las mejores cinco novelas del año según The New York Times. «Lo mejor que he leído en lo que va de siglo». Gillian Flynn, autora de Perdida Reseña: «¿La historia de una familia? Sí... pero en manos de Kate Atkinson eso se convierte en obra maestra». The Guardian"

Kate Atkinson (Author), Irene Serrano Guerrero (Narrator)

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Death at the Sign of the Rook: The addictive #1 Sunday Times Bestseller

"Brought to you by Penguin. THE #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Welcome to Rook Hall. The stage is set. The players are ready. By night’s end, a murderer will be revealed. Ex-detective Jackson Brodie is staving off a bad case of midlife malaise when he is called to a sleepy Yorkshire town, and the seemingly tedious matter of a stolen painting. But one theft leads to another, including the disappearance of a valuable Turner from Burton Makepeace, home to Lady Milton and her family. Once a magnificent country house, Burton Makepeace has now partially been converted into a hotel, hosting Murder Mystery weekends. As paying guests, a vicar, an ex-army officer, impecunious aristocrats, and old friends converge, we are treated a fiendishly clever mystery; one that pays homage to the masters of the genre—from Agatha Christie to Dorothy Sayers. Brilliantly inventive, with all of Atkinson’s signature wit, wordplay and narrative brio, Death at the Sign of the Rook may be Jackson Brodie’s most outrageous and memorable case yet. 'How delicious to have Jackson Brodie back, this time in a story that starts off in Agatha Christie's world but soon becomes a landscape that could only have been crafted from the pen of the incomparable Kate Atkinson' Ian Rankin 'Christie would be proud . . . I defy you not to snort with laughter as the novel progresses to its farcical denouement. Atkinson is brilliant' Observer 'Sharp, droll and knowing as ever, Atkinson has huge fun with the set-up; the supporting cast is terrific, and the rueful Brodie, ever more mindful of the passing years, feels like an old friend.' Guardian ©2024 Kate Atkinson (P)2024 Penguin Audio"

Kate Atkinson (Author), Jason Isaacs (Narrator)

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Normal Rules Don't Apply: A beautiful short story collection from the Sunday Times bestselling author

"Brought to you by Penguin. The first story collection from Kate Atkinson in twenty years, Normal Rules Don't Apply is a dazzling array of eleven interconnected tales from the bestselling author of Shrines of Gaiety and Life After Life In this first full collection since Not the End of the World, we meet a queen who makes a bargain she cannot keep; a secretary who watches over the life she has just left; a man whose luck changes when a horse speaks to him. With clockwork intricacy, inventiveness and sharp social observation, Kate Atkinson conjures a feast for the imagination, a constantly changing multiverse in which nothing is quite as it seems. ‘What really binds these stories is their underlying theme, which has perhaps always been Atkinson’s true subject: the nature of storytelling itself’ Times Literary Supplement ‘Life in all of its surreal, tragic and comic glory is perfectly captured within these pages’ Red ‘Sublime’ Good Housekeeping ©2023 Kate Atkinson (P)2023 Penguin Audio"

Kate Atkinson (Author), Paterson Joseph (Narrator)

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[German] - Weiter Himmel (Jackson-Brodie-Reihe 5)

"Tommy, Andy und Steve leben in gut situierten Verhältnissen. Sie sind verheiratet, haben Kinder, sind beliebte Mitglieder im Golfclub und trinken hier und da ein Bierchen miteinander: Wer würde sie nicht für fürsorgliche Familienväter halten? Niemand ahnt etwas von ihrem lukrativen Nebengeschäft; einem Geschäft, das einst von Männern betrieben wurde, die ebenso wie sie als anständig galten. Alles könnte so reibungslos weiterlaufen wie bisher, denn ihre Ware ist begehrt. Doch als eine Frau aus ihrem Bekanntenkreis tot aufgefunden wird, stößt nicht nur die Polizei auf sie, sondern auch der Privatdetektiv Jackson Brodie. Sein jüngster, völlig harmloser Auftrag führt ihn direkt zu den drei Ehrenmännern – und bald ist Brodie mittendrin in einem Fall um verschwundene junge Frauen und eine Zeugin, die sich nichts sehnlicher wünscht, als ihre schreckliche Vergangenheit endlich hinter sich lassen zu können ...-"

Kate Atkinson (Author), Matthias Hinz (Narrator)

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Shrines of Gaiety: The Sunday Times Bestseller

"Brought to you by Penguin. 1926, and in a country still recovering from the Great War, London has become the focus for a delirious new nightlife. In the clubs of Soho, peers of the realm rub shoulders with starlets, foreign dignitaries with gangsters, and girls sell dances for a shilling a time. The notorious queen of this glittering world is Nellie Coker, ruthless but also ambitious to advance her six children, including the enigmatic eldest, Niven whose character has been forged in the crucible of the Somme. But success breeds enemies, and Nellie's empire faces threats from without and within. For beneath the dazzle of Soho's gaiety, there is a dark underbelly, a world in which it is all too easy to become lost. With her unique Dickensian flair, Kate Atkinson brings together a glittering cast of characters in a truly mesmeric novel that captures the uncertainty and mutability of life; of a world in which nothing is quite as it seems. 'This is the perfect novel for uncertain times.' THE TIMES 'I can think of few writers other than Dickens who can match it' SUNDAY TIMES 'Brilliant' RICHARD OSMAN © Kate Atkinson 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022"

Kate Atkinson (Author), Jason Watkins (Narrator)

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[German] - Lebenslügen (Jackson-Brodie-Reihe 3)

"»Eine Meisterin des Plots, eine grandiose Stilistin« - Die ZEITJoanna Hunter, 36 Jahre alt, hat alles, was man sich nur wünschen kann: ein schönes Haus, einen guten Job als Ärztin, einen treuen Hund und einen attraktiven Mann. Doch ihr ganzes Glück ist ihr kleiner Sohn Gabriel. Für ihn würde sie alles tun. Wie wunderbar muss es sein, mit dieser Frau in diesem Haus zu leben, denkt sich das Kindermädchen Reggie. Mit ihren 16 Jahren hat sie schon alles gesehen und erlebt. Joanna lässt sie wieder an das Gute in der Welt glauben. Für sie würde Reggie alles tun. Als Joanna und ihr Sohn eines Tages verschwunden sind, findet Reggie sämtliche Erklärungen des Ehemannes merkwürdig. Sie wendet sich an die Polizei, doch keiner versteht ihre Sorge – bis Jackson Brodie auftaucht. Er kennt Joanna Hunter und ihre dunkle Geschichte und er setzt alles daran, sie ein zweites Mal zu finden ...-"

Kate Atkinson (Author), Matthias Hinz (Narrator)

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[German] - Liebesdienste (Jackson-Brodie-Reihe 2)

"'Die beste Detektivgeschichte des Jahrzehnts!' – Stephen King Seit der Aufklärung seines letzten Falls hat sich das Leben des unkonventionellen Privatermittlers Jackson Brodie grundlegend verändert. Er ist zu Geld gekommen und hat seinen Job an den Nagel gehängt. Doch glücklich ist er nicht. Im Gegensatz zu seiner Freundin, der Schauspielerin Julia, kann er das süße Nichtstun nicht wirklich genießen. Ein Mann ohne Arbeit, das passt nicht in Brodies Weltbild. Zudem langweilt er sich gehörig, und daran ändert auch der Aufenthalt in Edinburgh nichts. Ziellos streift Brodie durch die Stadt, während Julia für ihr neues Stück probt. Erst als er bei einem Strandspaziergang eine Leiche entdeckt, ist seine Schwermut wie verflogen. Brodie ist wieder ganz der Alte und ermittelt auf eigene Faust – sehr zur Verärgerung der ansässigen Polizei. Als Brodie sich kurz vor der Aufklärung des Mordes wähnt, gerät er selbst in Gefahr ...-"

Kate Atkinson (Author), Matthias Hinz (Narrator)

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[German] - Die vierte Schwester (Jackson-Brodie-Reihe 1)

"'Die beste Detektivgeschichte des Jahrzehnts!' – Stephen KingIn einer heißen Sommernacht verschwindet die kleine Olivia spurlos. Die Familie, deren absoluter Liebling sie war, zerbricht an diesem Unglück. Vor allem für die drei älteren Schwestern dreht sich fortan alles um diesen Verlust und die Beantwortung der Frage nach dem Warum. Dreißig Jahre später taucht Olivias Lieblingsspielzeug wieder auf. Sie beauftragen den Privatdetektiv Jackson Brodie, der jedoch kaum Hoffnung hat, den Fall nach all den Jahren lösen zu können. Für die drei Schwestern ist Olivias Verschwinden das Drama ihres Lebens. All ihre Träume und Sehnsüchte haben sich verflüchtigt, die kleine Schwester dagegen ist allgegenwärtig. Brodie rührt es zu sehen, wie die Frauen um ein normales Leben für sich kämpfen. Er kennt dies nur allzu gut, denn auch er hat seine Schwester auf schreckliche Weise verloren. Pflichtbewusst trägt er seine mageren Ermittlungsergebnisse zusammen – und stößt auf einen Hinweis, der das ganze Ausmaß der Tragödie sichtbar werden lässt.-"

Kate Atkinson (Author), Matthias Hinz (Narrator)

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Big Sky: The fifth book in the Jackson Brodie series from the bestselling author

"Brought to you by Penguin. Jackson Brodie has relocated to a quiet seaside village in North Yorkshire, in the occasional company of his recalcitrant teenage son Nathan and ageing Labrador Dido, both at the discretion of his former partner Julia. It's a picturesque setting, but there's something darker lurking behind the scenes. Jackson's current job, gathering proof of an unfaithful husband for his suspicious wife, seems straightforward, but a chance encounter with a desperate man on a crumbling cliff leads him into a sinister network-and back into the path of someone from his past. Old secrets and new lies intersect in this breathtaking new literary crime novel, both sharply funny and achingly sad, by one of the most dazzling and surprising writers at work today. 'The stand-out read of the summer. It's a masterclass in brilliant writing and whether you've read the earlier books in the series or not, you'll enjoy it.' Independent 'Like all good detectives, he is a hero for men and women alike.' The Times 'Laced with Atkinson's sharp, dry humour, and one of the joys of the Brodie novels has always been that they are so funny.' Observer © Kate Atkinson 2019 (P) Penguin Audio 2019"

Kate Atkinson (Author), Jason Isaacs (Narrator)

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Transcription: The magnificent novel from the bestselling author of A God In Ruins

"Random House presents the audiobook edition of Transcription by Kate Atkinson, read by Fenella Woolgar. THE MAGNIFICENT NEW NOVEL BY BESTSELLING AWARD-WINNING KATE ATKINSON ‘Think of it as an adventure, Perry had said right at the beginning of all this.And it had seemed like one. A bit of a lark, she had thought. A Girls’ Own adventure.’ In 1940, eighteen-year old Juliet Armstrong is reluctantly recruited into the world of espionage. Sent to an obscure department of MI5 tasked with monitoring the comings and goings of British Fascist sympathizers, she discovers the work to be by turns both tedious and terrifying. But after the war has ended, she presumes the events of those years have been relegated to the past for ever. Ten years later, now a producer at the BBC, Juliet is unexpectedly confronted by figures from her past. A different war is being fought now, on a different battleground, but Juliet finds herself once more under threat. A bill of reckoning is due, and she finally begins to realize that there is no action without consequence. Transcription is a work of rare depth and texture, a bravura modern novel of extraordinary power, wit and empathy. It is a triumphant work of fiction from one of this country’s most exceptional writers."

Kate Atkinson (Author), Fenella Woolgar (Narrator)

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A God in Ruins

"Kate Atkinson’s dazzling Life After Life, one of the top selling adult books of 2014, explored the possibility of infinite chances, as Ursula Todd lived through the turbulent events of the last century again and again. In A God in Ruins, Atkinson turns her focus on Ursula’s beloved younger brother Teddy – would-be poet, RAF bomber pilot, husband and father – as he navigates the perils and progress of the 20th century. For all Teddy endures in battle, his greatest challenge will be to face living in a future he never expected to have. A God in Ruins is a masterful companion to Life After Life, and will prove once again that Kate Atkinson is one of the finest novelists of our age."

Kate Atkinson (Author), Alex Jennings (Narrator)

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