Book DescriptionArthur is a precocious and inquisitive 8-year-old boy whose mother is a B-list celebrity more concerned with the state of her bank account than with her son's development With a new baby on the way, Arthur's mother hires--or is she hiredby?--an enigmatic young nanny named Missy, who takes Arthur under her wing In pursuit of art, ожъзч culture, and finally Arthur's own missing father, Missy introduces him to a world he never knew existed It's Kate Atkinson's world, and Arthur is just one of its inhabitants--hidden connections link him to an entire constellation of characters who live unpredictably between reality and fantasy The same wry humor and keen observation that have won Atkinson critical and popular acclaim make her new book cracklewith life Equally inspired by Ovid's Metamorphoses and Prada, by Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Barbie, NOT THE END OF THE WORLD is further proof of Kate Atkinson's formidable powers as a writer of comedy and substance.  В книге в2003 г 256 стр ISBN 0316614300.