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Behind the Scenes at the Museum

By: Kate Atkinson
Narrated by: Susan Jameson
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Ruby Lennox was conceived grudgingly by Bunty and born while her father, George, was in the Dog and Hare in Doncaster, telling a woman in an emerald dress and a D cup that he wasn't married. Bunty had never wanted to marry George, but there she was, stuck in a flat above the pet shop in an ancient street beneath York Minster, with sensible and sardonic Patrica, aged five; greedy, cross-patch Gillian, who refused to be ignored; and Ruby...

Ruby tells the story of the family, from the day at the end of the nineteenth century when a travelling French photographer catches frail beautiful Alice and her children, like flowers in amber, to the startling, witty, and memorable events of Ruby's own life.

©1995 Kate Atkinson (P)2014 AudioGo Ltd. Published by Random House Audiobooks Contemporary Fiction Genre Fiction Witty
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You will never be disappointed with a book written by Kate Atkinson. Beautifully written, mesmerising characters, witty and clever as always.

Read anything be Kate Atkinson

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This is the telling of a family saga through the eyes of Ruby, the youngest Lennox child.
It is a beautifully constructed story with Ruby’s humour and perception a definite highlight.

An absorbing read

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Loved this story & all it’s characters, the narration is perfect , will definitely be reading more from this author

Great story

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I loved this story of the Lennox family. I think the author’s skill amazing and the narrator was wonderful too.

Tremendous!

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Yet another fabulous book from Kate - and have to say that Susan Jameson’s narration could not be more perfect! Did not want it to end 🤩

Loved this book

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I love Kate Atkinson’s books that I have read previously, but I didn’t like this one so much. There is no character development. There are plenty of characters but that’s it. The family members don’t really connect with each other and the siblings don’t have any emotion for each other which I found very odd. How can a sister not feel anything for the loss of a sibling or a mother is beyond me. I don’t think I will listen to any other of her books.
Story: There didn’t seem to be a storyline, no plot. People live, people die, the end.

Narration: generally very enjoyable. When narrating young girls the voices didn't change from when they were adults which I found confusing.

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In the spirit of reconciliation, Audible acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.