Our Noble Selves

Our Noble Selves Kate Atkinson

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NPR · 16 September 2026

Kate Atkinson’s latest historical escape is to a festival most Americans haven’t heard of

The new novel centers on the Festival of Britain, a quirky real-life carnival designed to elevate the British people’s spirits after the devastation of World War II.

By Maureen Corrigan

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The New York Times · 15 September 2026

‘Our Noble Selves,’ by Kate Atkinson

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The Guardian · 7 September 2026

Our Noble Selves by Kate Atkinson review – quirky postwar nostalgia from the Life After Life author

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Times Literary Supplement · 2 September 2026

Fog over the Festival of Britain

A mechanical rabbit, a collapsible rubber bus and the mystery of a missing woman

By Norma Clarke

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