When Will There Be Good News?
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When Will There Be Good News?

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Kate Atkinson
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Julia Character Analysis

Julia is Jackson Brodie’s ex-girlfriend and the mother of Nathan. Jackson believes that Nathan is his son, but Julia denies it. Jackson refers to Julia’s husband disdainfully as “Mr. Arty-Farty,” “the false dad.” Julia is an actress, and Jackson claims she was “born to lie.” Her sister dies of breast cancer in the novel.

Julia Quotes in When Will There Be Good News?

The When Will There Be Good News? quotes below are all either spoken by Julia or refer to Julia. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Trauma, Survival, and Reckoning with the Past Theme Icon
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To Brig o’ Dread Thou Com’st at Last Quotes

The mechanics of fatherhood turned out to be infinitely more primitive. He fingered the plastic bag in his pocket. A different pregnancy, a different child. His. He remembered the surge of emotion he had felt earlier in the day when he had touched Nathan’s small head. Love. Love wasn’t sweet and light, it was visceral and overpowering. Love wasn’t patient, love wasn’t kind. Love was ferocious, love knew how to play dirty.

Related Characters: Jackson Brodie, Julia, Nathan
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Page Number: 87
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Julia Quotes in When Will There Be Good News?

The When Will There Be Good News? quotes below are all either spoken by Julia or refer to Julia. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Trauma, Survival, and Reckoning with the Past Theme Icon
).
To Brig o’ Dread Thou Com’st at Last Quotes

The mechanics of fatherhood turned out to be infinitely more primitive. He fingered the plastic bag in his pocket. A different pregnancy, a different child. His. He remembered the surge of emotion he had felt earlier in the day when he had touched Nathan’s small head. Love. Love wasn’t sweet and light, it was visceral and overpowering. Love wasn’t patient, love wasn’t kind. Love was ferocious, love knew how to play dirty.

Related Characters: Jackson Brodie, Julia, Nathan
Lies and Deceptions Theme Icon
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Page Number: 87
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