I've read a lot of Kate Atkinson books, most recently the Jackson Brodie series of detective novels, serialised on TV as "Case Histories".
This book is a big departure. Ursula Todd is born in 1910 in the middle of a snow storm. She finds herself living the same life over and over again, until she learns from her mistakes.
The repetition in the book could get boring, but the author always seems to be able to put a slightly different spin on things - must have had great fun thinking of all the different ways to kill Ursula off. Also the detail about Britain in the inter-war years and the second world war are fascinating.
I enjoyed this book, and it will doubtless generate much discussion at Book Club.
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