<b>The stunning companion to Kate Atkinson's #1 bestseller <em>Life After Life</em>, &quot;one of the best novels I've read this century&quot; (Gillian Flynn).</b><br><br><em>&quot;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.&quot;<br></em><br><br>Kate Atkinson's dazzling <em>Life After Life</em> 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.<br><br>A GOD IN RUINS 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. After all that Teddy endures in battle, his greatest challenge is living in a future he never expected to have.<br><br>An ingenious and moving exploration of one ordinary man's path through extraordinary times, A GOD IN RUINS proves once again that Kate Atkinson is one of the finest novelists of our age.<em><br><br></em>