Behind the Scenes at the Museum

Kate Atkinson
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Ruby Lennox begins narrating her life at the moment of conception, and from there takes us on a whirlwind tour of the twentieth century as seen through the eyes of an English girl determined to learn about her family and its secrets.
Genres: FictionHistorical FictionBook ClubMysteryLiterary FictionBritish LiteratureContemporaryHistoricalFamilyNovels
332 Pages

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