First things were good, last things not so much so. Author: Kate Atkinson Copy Quote More from Kate Atkinson “It was a long time ago now. And it was yesterday.” “They had triumphed over death this night. Sylvie wondered when death would seek…” “She should have done science, not spent all her time with her head in novels. N…” “Ursula craved solitude but she hated loneliness”