Behind the Scenes at the Museum

kate atkinson

Ruby Lennox begins narrating her life at the moment of conception, and from there takes us on a whirlwind tour of the twentieth century as seen through the eyes of an English girl determined to learn about her family and its secrets.

Genres fictionhistorical fictionbook clubmysteryliterary fictionbritish literaturecontemporaryhistoricalfamilynovels

332 pages, Paperback

First published March 9,1995

Literary awards

whitbread award, exclusive books boeke prize,

This edition

Format: 332 pages, Paperback
Published: February 1, 1997 by Picador USA
ISBN: 9780312150600
ASIN: 0312150601
Language: English

Characters More characters

Ruby Lennox

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Patricia Lennox

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George Lennox

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Gillian Lennox

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Lily

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Frank Cook

Frank Cook

Frank Cook received his B.A. degree in 1971 and Masters Degree in 1973 from Sacramento State College. After graduation he worked for San Joaquin County and the State of California in the field of Social Work. With an eye toward making some extra money he ...

About the author

kate atkinson

Kate Atkinson was born in York and now lives in Edinburgh. Her first novel, Behind the Scenes at the Museum, won the Whitbread Book of the Year Award and she has been a critically acclaimed international bestselling author ever since.

She is the author of a collection of short stories, Not the End of the World, and of the critically acclaimed novels Human Croquet, Emotionally Weird, Case Histories, and One Good Turn.

Case Histories introduced her readers to Jackson Brodie, former police inspector turned private investigator, and won the Saltire Book of the Year Award and the Prix Westminster.

When Will There Be Good News? was voted Richard & Judy Book Best Read of the Year. After Case Histories and One Good Turn, it was her third novel to feature the former private detective Jackson Brodie, who makes a welcome return in Started Early, Took My Dog.