<b>This stunning companion to Kate Atkinson's #1 bestseller <i>Life After Life</i>, "one of the best novels I've read this century" (Gillian Flynn), follows Ursula's brother Teddy as he navigates an unknown future after a perilous war.</b><div><b><br></b> "He had been reconciled to death during the war and then suddenly the war was over and there was a next day and a next day. Part of him never adjusted to having a future." <br><br> Kate Atkinson's dazzling <i>Life After Life</i> explored the possibility of infinite chances and the power of choices, following Ursula Todd as she lived through the turbulent events of the last century over and over again. <i>A God in Ruins</i> tells the dramatic story of the 20th Century through Ursula's beloved younger brother Teddy -- would-be poet, heroic pilot, husband, father, and grandfather -- as he navigates the perils and progress of a rapidly changing world. <br><br> After all that Teddy endures in battle, his greatest challenge is living in a future he never expected to have. An ingenious and moving exploration of one ordinary man's path through extraordinary times, <i>A God in Ruins</i> proves once again that Kate Atkinson is one of the finest novelists of our age. </div> Read Less