The Children Act by Ian Mcewan
Fiona Maye is a leading High Court judge, presiding over cases in the family court.
Compulsively readable.. McEwan’s prose keeps its cutting edge and his books are the ones the reading public still crave… A masterly balance between research and imagination… One feels an immediate pleasure in returning to prose of uncommon clarity, unshowiness and control * The Times *
Classic McEwan… It’s a pleasure from start to finish, one not to be interrupted * Guardian *
A powerful, humane novel * Evening Standard *
One of the finest writers alive * Sunday Times *
McEwan writes as beautifully and elegantly as ever, his prose quintessentially English in its restraint, one meticulously chosen word hinting at depths of emotion * Washington Post *
Classic McEwan… It’s a pleasure from start to finish, one not to be interrupted * Guardian *
A powerful, humane novel * Evening Standard *
One of the finest writers alive * Sunday Times *
McEwan writes as beautifully and elegantly as ever, his prose quintessentially English in its restraint, one meticulously chosen word hinting at depths of emotion * Washington Post *
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.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780099599647 |
| ISBN 10 | 0099599643 |
| Title | The Children Act |
| Author | Ian Mcewan |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2015-04-09 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
| Prizes | Long-listed for I.M.P.A.C. Dublin Award 2016 (UK) |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |