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Started Early, Took My Dog

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Started Early, Took My Dog

By: Kate Atkinson
Narrated by: Nicholas Bell
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The fourth Jackson Brodie novel: literary crime from the prizewinning number-one bestselling author of Big Sky and Transcription.

A day like any other for security chief Tracy Waterhouse, until she makes a shocking impulse purchase. That one moment of madness is all it takes for Tracy's humdrum world to be turned upside down, the tedium of everyday life replaced by fear and danger at every turn.

Witnesses to Tracy's outrageous exchange in the Merrion Centre in Leeds are Tilly, an elderly actress teetering on the brink of her own disaster, and Jackson Brodie, who has returned to his home county in search of someone else's roots. All three characters learn that the past is never history and that no good deed goes unpunished.

'Crime has given Atkinson the freedom to write an ambitious, panoramic work, full of excitement, colour and compassion' Sunday Times

© Kate Atkinson 2010 (P) Penguin Audio 2011

 Cosy Crime Fiction Mystery Police Procedurals Private Investigators Suspense Fiction

Critic reviews

Crime has given Atkinson the freedom to write an ambitious, panoramic work, full of excitement, colour and compassion
Atkinson's finest novel to date. Indeed, it's one of the finest British novels, in any genre, to have emerged for years...sharp and dexterous, subtle and stylish, very funny and at time extraordinarily cutting...This is very much a state of the nation novel - far sharper and more observant and satirically understanding than anything else out there at the moment. And yet Atkinson also gives us humanity, insight and entertainment...a story that deserves to be read for decades to come (Henry Sutton)
The wonder of Atkinson's novels has been their joie de vivre, extraordinary given the high incidence of violent death. An irrepressible exuberance shines throughout..folds past and present together with Atkinson's customary flair...extraordinary combination of wit, plain-speaking, tenderness and control
As ever, Atkinson's prose is diamond-cut to twinkle and slice by turns. Her playful sense of humour dances round the darkness of her themes. She skips through the difficult steps required to balance the reader's need for satisfying (and surprising) resolution with a realist's view of human nature and the messiness of real-life criminality
A wonderful stylist...but she was never confined to the crime genre, has written in assorted other modes and excels at them all. Whatever she goes on to write, she leaves Jackson Brodie at a suspenseful and pivotal moment. Future installments are well worth waiting for (Janet Maslin)
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Please can the Narrator learn to pronounce Jackson’s sister’s name!!!! Niamh is pronounced Neeve. It drove me nuts ever time he called her ‘Nee-am’

Not as engaging as previous titles but am enjoying the series so doesn’t put me off at all

Not as good as the previous ones

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Love the story, love Kate Atkinson.

Narration spoilt by the mispronunciation of the sisters name - Niamh. Did no one check this recording? I’ll forgive the few poor pronunciations of Leeds specific areas and places as that may well be too localised but every time he said her name I cringed.

Excellent story, terrible pronunciation

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The story is so intricate, but enormously satisfying. The reader was excellent, allowing the listener to relaxed, enjoyable access to the book.

Wonderful!

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Could not get over the mispronunciation of the Irish name Niamh. It is such a common name in Ireland, didn't ANYONE in charge of this recording notice?

Jackson Brody's sister name is pronounced Neeve.

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You'd think, before they started, that they'd check on pronunciation. This is the second book in this series, different narrator, where they have mispronounced 'Niamh'. It is not 'Nyam', it is 'Neev'.

great story though, I love this series.

Great story, poor pronunciation!

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