When Will There Be Good News? Some books are made for long November evenings, and this is one of them. Thirty years ago, six-year-old Joanna survived a terrible crime. Today she is Dr. Joanna Hunter, a doctor and devoted mother who has held her life together through sheer courage. Then she vanishes, and only Reggie, the young woman who minds her baby, is alarmed. Reggie has troubles of her own, and there are secrets in Joanna’s home, but she teams up with ex-detective Jackson Brodie to find the truth. What follows is a gripping story of fate, loss and survival, with characters both strong and flawed, and a heroine you will cheer for from the first page. Atkinson also treats her readers to a trail of literary nods, from Dickens to Woolf. The story moves from the English countryside to Edinburgh and arrives, in time, at Christmas. The third book in the Jackson Brodie series, it won the Richard & Judy Best Read of the Year at the 2009 British Book Awards.
Softcover in very good condition. The covers are clean and unmarked. The pages are clean and unmarked throughout. When Will There Be Good News? by Kate Atkinson (Anchor Canada, 2020 edition), first published in 2008. The third Jackson Brodie novel. Thirty years ago, six-year-old Joanna witnessed a horrific crime. Dr. Joanna Hunter has gone missing. Sixteen-year-old Reggie, her recently orphaned nanny, is the only person who is worried, and Detective Chief Inspector Louise Monroe and ex-policeman turned private investigator Jackson Brodie are drawn in. Winner of the Richard & Judy Best Read of the Year at the 2009 British Book Awards and shortlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger.
