Book of the Day: Started Early, Took My Dog by Kate Atkinson
by D - Wednesday, Apr 20, 2011 at 9:07am
With favourable reviews from The New York Times, Salon, and The Wall Street Journal. I had to read Started Early, Took My Dog.
did not disappoint. In the reviews she is praised for her plotting, but she's also at work on deeper levels and Started Early, Took My Dog becomes an extended and multi-faceted exploration of parenting and love, and of the ways people fail to protect children. This could turn out bleak, but Atkinson's characters are well crafted, and their depth, and humour save it.
For an audio extract of Started Early, Took My Dog, click here.
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