On a cold and snowy night in 1910, Ursula Todd is born, the third child of a wealthy English banker and his wife.  She dies before she can draw her first breath.

On that same cold and snowy night, Ursula Todd is born, lets out a lusty wail, and embarks upon a life that will be, to say the least, unusual.  For as she grows, she also dies, repeatedly, in any number of ways.

What if there were second chances? And third chances? In fact an infinite number of chances to live your life? Would you eventually be able to save the world from its own destiny? And would you even want to?

By Kate Atkinson

2013 Winner, Costa Novel Award