I chanced upon the name of this book in an Economist review, and it was a long wait till a reasonably priced version was available in Flipkart. It wait was worth its wight in gold :) Superbly constructed narrative, one that keeps you engaged no matter how convoluted the protagonist's new life. The whole cycle of birth and rebirth playing out till our Hero realises her one true calling. For the lovers of historical fiction set around the Second World War, this one is must read for the peek in...

So, Ursula Todd, keeps dying, then dying again. While being born. Drowns. Falls off a roof. Influenza. Suicide. Murdered and what not. She keeps coming back to life again.

The story revolves around Ursual who mysteriously keeps coming back to life again and kills Hitler to prevent the war which had caused so much damage to herself (and people she loved and people around her, obviously).

They are mostly brief chapters, dated by month and year, keep us oriented amid the rapid chronological s...

True to it's title and review, this is a must read book. Take time and read it, you are bound to be mesmerized and in deep thought. 5/5 from me, Very satisfied.

this book is a must read
kate attkinson make everything work.
the story revolves around a girl named ursula who has chance to live a life one after the other so that she can rectify her mistakes and live a happy life.

Life After Life is a book that has blown my mind at such a magnitude that its surprising I'm not numb yet. The raw, yet sophisticated, plot adds to the sort of authenticity to the book that other authors can only aspire to.
The book dealt with the most honest human emotions and does justice all along. Throughout the book, my constant, unchanging expression was : WOAH.