About this title: This novel, about a village in the north of England called Arden, recalls Shakespeare's forest of Arden as it tells the story of two lonely, bereft children, Isobel and her brother, Charles. With the assistance of some time travel fantasies, Isobel learns disturbing truths about her family's past and future.
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Picador USA
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780312155506ISBN:0312155506
Description: Good in Good jacket. 310-X Books rated "Good" may have some notes, underlining, or highlighting. These books also may contain the previous owner's name, stamp, sticker, or gift inscription, or may be library discards. read more
Description: Good. Light shelf wear and minimal interior marks. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
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Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Book shows minor use. Cover and Binding have minimal wear and the pages have only minimal creases. A tradition of southern quality and service. All books guaranteed at the Atlanta Book Company. read more
Description: Good. Book shows minor use. Cover and Binding have minimal wear and the pages have only minimal creases. A tradition of southern quality and service. All books guaranteed at the Atlanta Book Company. read more
Edition: Large type / large print.
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: MacMillan Publishing Company
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780786211418ISBN:0786211415
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. read more
Description: Fine. Trade Paperback. Picador, 1997. Fine Book. Overall, a clean and tight, lightly read copy. Media mail packed in protective bubble lined shipping bags, Priority in a Flat Rate Envelope. Shipped quickly. Prompt response to questions. read more
Description: Very Good. 0312155506 Great condition First Edition ~ 1st Printing Hard cover book with paper dust jacket cover! Dust jacket price states $24.00, Clean pages, dust jacket great, light shelf wear rubs, this book is GREAT! Shop & Save With US. read more
"I really liked this novel! There is SO MUCH going on in this story - fantasy, sci - fi, thriller, and mystery. I fell in love with Isobel. My head was spinning sometimes trying to make sense of what was real and what was not and where the plot was going; the author was very ambitious in this story."
"Behind the Scenes at the Museum has sat on my shelves for months; now that I see how wonderful this author is, I must read it, too. "How can I trust reality when the phenomenal world appears to be playing tricks on me at every turn?" Eliza tells us. And, indeed, it does. Her mother and father disappear. Time shifts. Her brother changes into a dog. Just what is real? As Eliza says over and over, "Appearances can be deceiving." A wonderful book I never would have read had it not been for BookCrossing. Recommended."
"I think that if there was some kind of Project Runway for the literary set, Tim Gunn would have taken one look at this book and told Kate Atkinson to bring an editing eye to it. There are so many interesting elements to this-the humour, the meta elements, the mixture of history and imagination-but for me it failed to become a cohesive whole, experimenting with different forms but never quite settling on one of its own. I could see what Atkinson was aiming for-looking at how the stories change with the teller, how a storyteller can work to twist an audience's sympathy for or against one character or another-but at times she was too obtuse and at times too lacking in subtlety. Still, recommended if you're a fan of Atkinson's prose."
"Likable, well-written characters, but the plot got increasingly convoluted, and the resolution of all the complexity was oversimplified. I love the Jackson Brodie books, but this confirms that not liking "Behind the Scenes at the Museum" was not a fluke."
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