Un Dios en Ruinas

For Teddy Todd, who has been an aspiring poet, a bomber pilot in World War II, and has had to navigate through the perils and vicissitudes of the twentieth century, his greatest life challenge will not be surviving a war, but facing a future he didn't expect.

In A God in Ruins, Kate Atkinson looks at war head-on and explores its consequences, not only on those who experience war first-hand, but also on the lives of later generations.

The great British author offers a magnificent portrait of some of the most representative episodes of the twentieth century, subtly intertwined with family intrigues and the small stories of her protagonists. A God in Ruins is an appealing blend of the universal with the everyday.

Reviews:

"A novel so sublime that I would nominate it to represent all books in the Art Olympics. The epilogue alone deserves a literary award all to itself. It's even better than Once and Again."

The Bookseller

"Atkinson makes us feel the power of knowing how to tell stories, not as intellectual hubris, but as a punch in the gut."

Publishers Weekly