{"product_id":"shrines-of-gaiety-paperback","title":"Shrines of Gaiety - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKate Atkinson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER \u003cb\u003e- \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eThe award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eLife after Life\u003c\/i\u003e transports us to a restless London in the wake of the Great War--a city bursting with money, glamour, and corruption--in this spellbinding tale of seduction and betrayal. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: \u003ci\u003eWASHINGTON POST, TIME, THE GUARDIAN, BOOKLIST\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Set during Jazz Age London, in all its fizzy madness and desperation.... As dark as [Atkinson's] stories can get, within them always shines a beacon of humanity.\" \u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003eGillian Flynn, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eDark Places\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e1926, 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith her unique Dickensian flair, Kate Atkinson gives us a window in a vanished world. Slyly funny, brilliantly observant, and ingeniously plotted, \u003ci\u003eShrines of Gaiety\u003c\/i\u003e showcases the myriad talents that have made Atkinson one of the most lauded writers of our time.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKATE ATKINSON\u003c\/b\u003e won the Whitbread (now Costa) Book of the Year prize with her first novel, \u003ci\u003eBehind the Scenes at the Museum\u003c\/i\u003e. Her 2013 novel \u003ci\u003eLife After Life\u003c\/i\u003e was shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction and voted Book of the Year for the independent booksellers associations on both sides of the Atlantic. It also won the Costa Novel Award, as did her subsequent novel, \u003ci\u003eA God in Ruins\u003c\/i\u003e (2015), and was adapted into a critically acclaimed television series in 2022. Her bestselling novels featuring former detective Jackson Brodie became the BBC television series \u003ci\u003eCase Histories\u003c\/i\u003e, starring Jason Isaacs. She has written twelve groundbreaking, bestselling books and lives in Edinburgh, Scotland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.18 x 7.95 x 5.12 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 02, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44801212252262,"sku":"9780593466322","price":24.68,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/eFE0NU9pUTh4cTJucmVtc0xDdlJodz09.webp?v=1771304129","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/shrines-of-gaiety-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}