Atonement by Ian Mcewan
From its breath-taking opening section, telling the events of a fateful summers day in 1935, McEwan unravels a tale of love and war that breaks the heart, even as the master novelists provocative twists of form dazzle the senses.
He is this country's unrivalled literary giant..a fascinatingly strange, unique and gripping novel * Independent on Sunday *
Ian McEwan’s highly-charged story of sin and forgiveness is masterfully told. Tense, shocking and heart-breaking in equal turn. * Grazia *
Atonement is a masterpiece...it is also an elegy to a time which, however volatile, still had certainties * The Times *
A beautiful and majestic fictional panorama
A deft and brilliant exploration of guilt, family and the rippling repercussions of a single moment in life * Red *
Ian McEwan’s highly-charged story of sin and forgiveness is masterfully told. Tense, shocking and heart-breaking in equal turn. * Grazia *
Atonement is a masterpiece...it is also an elegy to a time which, however volatile, still had certainties * The Times *
A beautiful and majestic fictional panorama
A deft and brilliant exploration of guilt, family and the rippling repercussions of a single moment in life * Red *
Ian McEwan is the critically acclaimed author of seventeen books. His first published work, a collection of short stories, First Love, Last Rites, won the Somerset Maugham Award. His novels include The Child in Time, which won the 1987 Whitbread Novel of the Year Award; The Cement Garden; Enduring Love; Amsterdam, which won the 1998 Booker Prize; Atonement; Saturday; On Chesil Beach; Solar; Sweet Tooth; The Children Act; and Nutshell, which was a Number One bestseller. Atonement and Enduring Love have both been turned into award-winning films, The Children Act and On Chesil Beach are in production and set for release this year, and filming is currently underway for a BBC TV adaptation of The Child in Time.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780099497042 |
| ISBN 10 | 0099497042 |
| Title | Atonement |
| Author | Ian Mcewan |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2005-09-01 |
| Number of pages | 400 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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