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A day like any other for security chief Tracy Waterhouse, untilshe makes a shocking impulse purchase. That one moment of madnessis all it takes for Tracy's humdrum world to be turned upside down,the tedium of everyday life replaced by fear and danger at everyturn. Witnesses to Tracy's outrageous exchange in the MerrionCentre in Leeds are Tilly, an elderly actress teetering on thebrink of her own disaster, and Jackson Brodie who has returned tohis home county in search of someone else's roots. All threecharacters ... Show more A day like any other for security chiefTracy Waterhouse, until she makes a shocking impulse purchase. Thatone moment of madness is all it takes for Tracy's humdrum world tobe turned upside down, the tedium of everyday life replaced by fearand danger at every turn. Witnesses to Tracy's outrageous exchangein the Merrion Centre in Leeds are Tilly, an elderly actressteetering on the brink of her own disaster, and Jackson Brodie whohas returned to his home county in search of someone else's roots.All three characters learn that the past is never history and thatno good deed goes unpunished. Kate Atkinson dovetails andcounterpoints her plots with Dickensian brilliance in a talepeopled with unlikely heroes and villains . Started Early, Took MyDog is freighted with wit, wisdom and a fierce moral intelligence.It confirms Kate Atkinson's position as one of the great writers ofour time. Hide