From the Number One bestselling author of Shrines of Gaiety and Life After Life a full collection of short stories to delight intrigue and surprise! One of the world's great storytellers conjures a captivating new book. In this first full collection since Not the End of the World we meet a queen who makes a bargain she cannot keep; a secretary who watches over the life she has just left; and a man whose luck changes when a horse speaks to him. Witty and wise with subtle connections between the stories Normal Rules Don't Apply is a startling and funny feast for the imagination. In Kate Atkinson's world nothing is over until ' the talking dog speaks.'