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‘Behind the Scenes at the Museum’ follows Ruby’s life through thirteen first‑person chapters, spanning 1951 to 1992. Each chapter is punctuated by flashbacks that switch to the perspectives of family women—her great‑grandmother Alice, grandmother Nell, and mother Bunty—offering a layered view of British family life and domestic culture over half a century.
First publish date: 1996
Genre: Historical Fiction/20th Century Historical Fiction
Authors: Kate Atkinson
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