In 'Life After Life,' Caught In The Dangerous Machinery of History

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In 'Life After Life,' Caught In The Dangerous Machinery of History

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In 'Life After Life,' Caught In The Dangerous Machinery of History Life After Life By Kate Atkinson Purchase BookPurchase close overlay Buy Featured Book Your purchase helps support NPR programming. Ursula Todd — who happens to be the woman in the cafe, as well as the baby turning blue, and the baby not turning blue — is the novel's main character. In a sense she's meant to be you — just another soul who has the misfortune of being born, living and getting caught in the dangerous machinery of history. But Kate Atkinson didn't choose one path for Ursula Todd, and she didn't need to.

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'Life After Life,' The Many Deaths And Do-Overs Of Ursula Todd

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'Life After Life,' The Many Deaths And Do-Overs Of Ursula Todd

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'Life After Life,' The Many Deaths And Do-Overs Of Ursula Todd Life After Life By Kate Atkinson Purchase BookPurchase close overlay Buy Featured Book Your purchase helps support NPR programming. The many lives and deaths of Ursula Todd are related, interlocked and grow in and out of each other in Kate Atkinson's new novel, Life After Life. She joins NPR's …

Exclusive First Read: Kate Atkinson's 'Life After Life'

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Exclusive First Read: Kate Atkinson's 'Life After Life'

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