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Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
1400076196
ISBN-13
9781400076192
eBay Product ID (ePID)
47975873
Product Key Features
Book Title
Saturday
Number of Pages
304 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2006
Topic
Psychological, Sagas, Crime, Literary, Thrillers / Terrorism, Historical
Genre
Fiction
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Trade Paperback
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0.6 in
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8.6 Oz
Item Length
7.9 in
Item Width
5.2 in
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22
Reviews
"Dazzling. . . . Powerful. . . . McEwan has shown how we . . . live today." - The New York Times "Finely wrought and shimmering with intelligence." - The New York Times Book Review "McEwan is supremely gifted. . . . Saturday is a tightly wound tour de force." - The Washington Post Book World "This extraordinary book is not a political novel. It is a novel about consciousness that illuminates the sources of politics." - The Nation " Saturday is an exemplary novel, engrossing and sustained. It is undoubtedly McEwan''s best." - The Spectator "Read the last 100 pages at one sitting-the pace and the thrill allow it. . . . Exhilarating." - Los Angeles Times Book Review "Virtuosic. . . . Brilliantly macabre and suspenseful. . . . [A] fine novel." - The Wall Street Journal "McEwan is in the first tier of novelists writing in English today. . . . He has achieved a complete mastery of his craft." - The New York Observer "This is McEwan at the height of his powers. . . . More audacious than Atonement. " - The Baltimore Sun "In Saturday, the marvelously gifted Ian McEwan turns a single day into nearly twenty-four hours emblematic of an entire era." - Chicago Tribune "One of the most powerful pieces of post--9/11 fiction yet published." - The New York Times "Complex, suspenseful. . . . This novel . . . reinforces Ian McEwan''s status as the supreme novelist of his generation." - The Sunday Times (London)"Engrossing. . . . A thoughtful, measured and mature look at our world today. . . . [McEwan''s] skill at weaving together suspense, psychological depth and beautiful prose makes him among Britain''s best." - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution "A major event. . . . Saturday proceeds serenely into very different territory where the most secure existence is ringed by sinister possibilities." - Time "Thoroughly fascinating. . . . For sheer intelligence and skill, it''s hard to beat Ian McEwan''s Saturday. " - The Philadelphia Inquirer "Impeccable. . . . Beautifully crafted. . . . Fluid, richly textured. . . . Engrossing." - Entertainment Weekly "Read this book. . . . On the level of the sentence, McEwan is smart, witty and insightful. . . . His writing astounds. . . . Saturday is almost too good to bear." - The Times-Picayune "Utterly enthralling. . . . Stunningly orderly and harmonious." - The Seattle Times "Magnificently imagined." - San Francisco Chronicle "A brilliant work. . . . Astoundingly enjoyable." - O, The Oprah Magazine "McEwan''s special achievement . . . is not only to give his narrative . . . near-hallucinatory clarity and verisimilitude, but also to make you realize that the world of his novel is our world. It''s a book of poignant insight into the temper of the times. . . . And it''s something rare and precious: a wise book." - San Jose Mercury News "Hypnotic. . . . Exquisitely detailed, rich and suspenseful, literate and surprisingly explosive." - The Miami Herald "McEwan''s sentences are perfect, and his novels are always powerful and intelligent." - People "Sober yet scintillating. . . . Lucidly shows us that civilization and culture and the life of the mind, fragile as they seemingly are, nonetheless have a resilience that can outlast barbarism." -Christopher Hitchens, The Atlantic Monthly "A magnificent new novel that captures both the comforts and the anxieties of the world we live in right now." - Vogue "The distinctive achievement of McEwan''s work has been to marry literary seriousness and ambition with a pace and momentum more commonly associated with genre fiction. He is the master clockmaker of novelists, piecing together cogs and wheels of his plots with unerring meticulousness." - The New York Times Book Review "Marvelous. . . . A magical book. . . . McEwan shows again the quiet brilliance of his prose and his insights." - Detroit Free Press "Captivating. . . . The prose is so precise and evocative the reader can ''see'' the scenes unfolding. . . . [McEwan] is at the top of his game." - The Denver Post, "Dazzling.... Powerful.... McEwan has shown how we ... live today." -- The New York Times "Finely wrought and shimmering with intelligence." -- The New York Times Book Review "McEwan is supremely gifted.... Saturday is a tightly wound tour de force." -- The Washington Post Book World "This extraordinary book is not a political novel. It is a novel about consciousness that illuminates the sources of politics." -- The Nation " Saturday is an exemplary novel, engrossing and sustained. It is undoubtedly McEwan''s best." -- The Spectator "Read the last 100 pages at one sitting-the pace and the thrill allow it.... Exhilarating." -- Los Angeles Times Book Review "Virtuosic.... Brilliantly macabre and suspenseful.... [A] fine novel." -- The Wall Street Journal "McEwan is in the first tier of novelists writing in English today.... He has achieved a complete mastery of his craft." -- The New York Observer "This is McEwan at the height of his powers.... More audacious than Atonement. " -- The Baltimore Sun "In Saturday, the marvelously gifted Ian McEwan turns a single day into nearly twenty-four hours emblematic of an entire era." -- Chicago Tribune "One of the most powerful pieces of post--9/11 fiction yet published." -- The New York Times "Complex, suspenseful.... This novel ... reinforces Ian McEwan''s status as the supreme novelist of his generation." -- The Sunday Times (London) "Engrossing.... A thoughtful, measured and mature look at our world today.... [McEwan''s] skill at weaving together suspense, psychological depth and beautiful prose makes him among Britain''s best." -- The Atlanta Journal-Constitution "A major event.... Saturday proceeds serenely into very different territory where the most secure existence is ringed by sinister possibilities." -- Time "Thoroughly fascinating.... For sheer intelligence and skill, it''s hard to beat Ian McEwan''s Saturday. " -- The Philadelphia Inquirer "Impeccable.... Beautifully crafted.... Fluid, richly textured.... Engrossing." -- Entertainment Weekly "Read this book.... On the level of the sentence, McEwan is smart, witty and insightful.... His writing astounds..... Saturday is almost too good to bear." -- The Times-Picayune "Utterly enthralling.... Stunningly orderly and harmonious." -- The Seattle Times "Magnificently imagined." -- San Francisco Chronicle "A brilliant work.... Astoundingly enjoyable." -- O, The Oprah Magazine "McEwan''s special achievement ... is not only to give his narrative ... near-hallucinatory clarity and verisimilitude, but also to make you realize that the world of his novel is our world. It''s a book of poignant insight into the temper of the times.... And it''s something rare and precious: a wise book." -- San Jose Mercury News "Hypnotic.... Exquisitely detailed, rich and suspenseful, literate and surprisingly explosive." -- The Miami Herald "McEwan''s sentences are perfect, and his novels are always powerful and intelligent." -- People "Sober yet scintillating.... Lucidly shows us that civilization and culture and the life of the mind, fragile as they seemingly are, nonetheless have a resilience that can outlast barbarism." --Christopher Hitchens, The Atlantic Monthly "A magnificent new novel that captures both the comforts and the anxieties of the world we live in right now." -- Vogue "The distinctive achievement of McEwan''s work has been to marry literary seriousness and ambition with a pace and momentum more commonly associated with genre fiction. He is the master clockmaker of novelists, piecing together cogs and wheels of his plots with unerring meticulousness." -- The New York Times Book Review "Marvelous.... A magical book.... McEwan shows again the quiet brilliance of his prose and his insights." -- Detroit Free Press "Captivating. . . . The prose is so precise and evocative the reader can ''see'' the scenes unfolding. . . . [McEwan] is at the top of his game." -- The Denver Post, "Dazzling. . . . Powerful. . . . McEwan has shown how we . . . live today." The New York Times "McEwan is supremely gifted. . . . Saturday is a tightly wound tour de force." The Washington Post Book World "Finely wrought and shimmering with intelligence." The New York Times Book Review "Read the last 100 pages at one sittingthe pace and the thrill allow it. . . . Exhilarating." Los Angeles Times Book Review "Saturday is an exemplary novel, engrossing and sustained. It is undoubtedly McEwan's best." The Spectator "This extraordinary book is not a political novel. It is a novel about consciousness that illuminates the sources of politics." The Nation "A rich book, sensuous and thoughtful. . . . McEwan has found in Saturday the right form to showcase his dazzling talents." Daily Telegraph, "Dazzling. . . . Powerful. . . . McEwan has shown how we . . . live today." The New York Times "Finely wrought and shimmering with intelligence." The New York Times Book Review "McEwan is supremely gifted. . . .Saturdayis a tightly wound tour de force." The Washington Post Book World "This extraordinary book is not a political novel. It is a novel about consciousness that illuminates the sources of politics." The Nation "Saturdayis an exemplary novel, engrossing and sustained. It is undoubtedly McEwan's best." The Spectator "Read the last 100 pages at one sittingthe pace and the thrill allow it. . . . Exhilarating." Los Angeles Times Book Review "Virtuosic. . . . Brilliantly macabre and suspenseful. . . . [A] fine novel." The Wall Street Journal "McEwan is in the first tier of novelists writing in English today. . . . He has achieved a complete mastery of his craft." The New York Observer "This is McEwan at the height of his powers. . . . More audacious thanAtonement." The Baltimore Sun "InSaturday,the marvelously gifted Ian McEwan turns a single day into nearly twenty-four hours emblematic of an entire era." Chicago Tribune "One of the most powerful pieces of post-9/11 fiction yet published." The New York Times "Complex, suspenseful. . . . This novel . . . reinforces Ian McEwan's status as the supreme novelist of his generation." The Sunday Times(London) "Engrossing. . . . A thoughtful, measured and mature look at our world today. . . . [McEwan's] skill at weaving together suspense, psychological depth and beautiful prose makes him among Britain's best." The Atlanta Journal-Constitution "A major event. . . .Saturdayproceeds serenely into very different territory where the most secure existence is ringed by sinister possibilities." Time "Thoroughly fascinating. . . . For sheer intelligence and skill, it's hard to beat Ian McEwan'sSaturday." The Philadelphia Inquirer "Impeccable. . . . Beautifully crafted. . . . Fluid, richly textured. . . . Engrossing." Entertainment Weekly "Read this book. . . . On the level of the sentence, McEwan is smart, witty and insightful. . . . His writing astounds. . . .Saturdayis almost too good to bear." The Times-Picayune "Utterly enthralling. . . . Stunningly orderly and harmonious." The Seattle Times "Magnificently imagined." San Francisco Chronicle "A brilliant work. . . . Astoundingly enjoyable." O, The Oprah Magazine "McEwan's special achievement . . . is not only to give his narrative . . . near-hallucinatory clarity and verisimilitude, but also to make you realize that the world of his novel is our world. It's a book of poignant insight into the temper of the times. . . . And it's something rare and precious: a wise book." San Jose Mercury News "Hypnotic. . . . Exquisitely detailed, rich and suspenseful, literate and surprisingly explosive." The Miami Herald &, "Saturday revives W.H. Auden's definition of great art as 'clear thinking about mixed feelings.'" The Globe and Mail "[McEwan's] writing has been almost critically unimpeachable. . . . Of all the writers currently at work, McEwan stands with very few others as one who can . . . inspire . . . complexly formed feelings of deep admiration." Books in Canada "McEwan brilliantly conveys the process whereby a man's competitive instincts go overboard and he becomes desperate to win a squash game or and argument." Toronto Star "Skilfully blends the joys of food, music and sport with the uncertainty of an age undergoing disturbing transition." Canadian Press "This is a gripping portrait of a man who suspects he's heading downhill. And there are transcendent moments, like the brief, utterly heartbreaking sequence describing the encounter with his mother, as devastating as it is subtle. Fascinating." Now (Toronto) "Saturday is thoughtful, finely written, rich in detail and analysis, a portrait of a living mind. The Gazette (Montreal) "[McEwan] is a towering figure in the world of letters. . . . One of the smartest authors at work today. " Edmonton Journal "This season's most discussed novel. . . . McEwan again and again proves his virtuosity. . . . In McEwan's hands . . . wars and politicians and terrorists mingle with private satisfactions . . . McEwan appropriates the subject of personal joy, brings it back into serious literature, and makes it, for the moment at least, his private literary property." National Post "Mr. McEwan has not only produced one of the most powerful pieces of post-9/11 fiction yet published, but has also fulfilled that very primal mission of the novel: to show how wea privileged few of us, anyway live today." The New York Times "In Saturday he remains at the top of his game - assured, accomplished and ambitious... [Saturday] offers something transcendent, impossible to dissect." -Lewis Jones, Telegraph "operating at the height of his formidable powers...Artistically, morally and politically, he excels" -Ruth Scurr, Times "Where the literary careers of some of his contemporaries now look like gaudy wreckage, he has triumphantly developed into a writer of outstanding subtlety and substance. ..Written with superb exactness, complex, suspenseful, reflective and humane, this novel about an expert on the human brain by an expert on the human mind reinforces his status as the supreme novelist of his generation." -Peter Kemp, Sunday Times "It's the good writing and the truthful and convincing way of rendering consciousness that makes Ian McEwan's Saturday so engrossing, keeping me awake like a mystery thriller." -Colm Toibin chose Saturday as one his books in A Little Night Reading, in The Sunday Times "Refreshing and engrossing, Saturday has a pleasing intimacy... McEwan's superb novel amply demonstrates how good fiction, by dramatising unweildy and fraught ideas in a deeply personal narrative, can fashion the world into gobbets sometimes more digestible than factual reportage" -James Urquhart, Independent "His gift of observation, wonderfully precise, now comes thick and fast. There is nothing in this novel that feels forced. The author's mature atte, "Dazzling.... Powerful.... McEwan has shown how we ... live today." -- The New York Times "Finely wrought and shimmering with intelligence." -- The New York Times Book Review "McEwan is supremely gifted.... Saturday is a tightly wound tour de force." -- The Washington Post Book World "This extraordinary book is not a political novel. It is a novel about consciousness that illuminates the sources of politics." -- The Nation " Saturday is an exemplary novel, engrossing and sustained. It is undoubtedly McEwan''s best." -- The Spectator "Read the last 100 pages at one sitting-the pace and the thrill allow it.... Exhilarating." -- Los Angeles Times Book Review "Virtuosic.... Brilliantly macabre and suspenseful.... [A] fine novel." -- The Wall Street Journal "McEwan is in the first tier of novelists writing in English today.... He has achieved a complete mastery of his craft." -- The New York Observer "This is McEwan at the height of his powers.... More audacious than Atonement. " -- The Baltimore Sun "In Saturday, the marvelously gifted Ian McEwan turns a single day into nearly twenty-four hours emblematic of an entire era." -- Chicago Tribune "One of the most powerful pieces of post--9/11 fiction yet published." -- The New York Times "Complex, suspenseful.... This novel ... reinforces Ian McEwan''s status as the supreme novelist of his generation." -- The Sunday Times (London) "Engrossing.... A thoughtful, measured and mature look at our world today.... [McEwan''s] skill at weaving together suspense, psychological depth and beautiful prose makes him among Britain''s best." -- The Atlanta Journal-Constitution "A major event.... Saturday proceeds serenely into very different territory where the most secure existence is ringed by sinister possibilities." -- Time "Thoroughly fascinating.... For sheer intelligence and skill, it''s hard to beat Ian McEwan''s Saturday. " -- The Philadelphia Inquirer "Impeccable.... Beautifully crafted.... Fluid, richly textured.... Engrossing." -- Entertainment Weekly "Read this book.... On the level of the sentence, McEwan is smart, witty and insightful.... His writing astounds..... Saturday is almost too good to bear." -- The Times-Picayune "Utterly enthralling.... Stunningly orderly and harmonious." -- The Seattle Times "Magnificently imagined." -- San Francisco Chronicle "A brilliant work.... Astoundingly enjoyable." -- O, The Oprah Magazine "McEwan''s special achievement ... is not only to give his narrative ... near-hallucinatory clarity and verisimilitude, but also to make you realize that the world of his novel is our world. It''s a book of poignant insight into the temper of the times.... And it''s something rare and precious: a wise book." -- San Jose Mercury News "Hypnotic.... Exquisitely detailed, rich and suspenseful, literate and surprisingly explosive." -- The Miami Herald "McEwan''s sentences are perfect, and his novels are always powerful and intelligent." -- People "Sober yet scintillating.... Lucidly shows us that civilization and culture and the life of the mind, fragile as they seemingly are, nonetheless have a resilience that can outlast barbarism." --Christopher Hitchens, The Atlantic Monthly "A magnificent new novel that captures both the comforts and the anxieties of the world we live in right now." -- Vogue "The distinctive achievement of McEwan''s work has been to marry literary seriousness and ambition with a pace and momentum more commonly associated with genre fiction. He is the master clockmaker of novelists, piecing together cogs and wheels of his plots with unerring meticulousness." -- The New York Times Book Review "Marvelous.... A magical book.... McEwan shows again the quiet brilliance of his prose and his insights." -- Detroit Free Press "Captivating. . . . The prose is so precise and evocative the reader can ''see'' the scenes unfolding. . . . [McEwan] is at the top of his game." - The Denver Post, "Dazzling. . . . Powerful. . . . McEwan has shown how we . . . live today." The New York Times "Finely wrought and shimmering with intelligence." The New York Times Book Review "McEwan is supremely gifted. . . . Saturday is a tightly wound tour de force." The Washington Post Book World "This extraordinary book is not a political novel. It is a novel about consciousness that illuminates the sources of politics." The Nation "Saturday is an exemplary novel, engrossing and sustained. It is undoubtedly McEwan's best." The Spectator "Read the last 100 pages at one sittingthe pace and the thrill allow it. . . . Exhilarating." Los Angeles Times Book Review "Virtuosic. . . . Brilliantly macabre and suspenseful. . . . [A] fine novel." The Wall Street Journal "McEwan is in the first tier of novelists writing in English today. . . . He has achieved a complete mastery of his craft." The New York Observer "This is McEwan at the height of his powers. . . . More audacious than Atonement." The Baltimore Sun "In Saturday, the marvelously gifted Ian McEwan turns a single day into nearly twenty-four hours emblematic of an entire era." Chicago Tribune "One of the most powerful pieces of post-9/11 fiction yet published." The New York Times "Complex, suspenseful. . . . This novel . . . reinforces Ian McEwan's status as the supreme novelist of his generation." The Sunday Times (London) "Engrossing. . . . A thoughtful, measured and mature look at our world today. . . . [McEwan's] skill at weaving together suspense, psychological depth and beautiful prose makes him among Britain's best." The Atlanta Journal-Constitution "A major event. . . . Saturday proceeds serenely into very different territory where the most secure existence is ringed by sinister possibilities." Time "Thoroughly fascinating. . . . For sheer intelligence and skill, it's hard to beat Ian McEwan's Saturday." The Philadelphia Inquirer "Impeccable. . . . Beautifully crafted. . . . Fluid, richly textured. . . . Engrossing." Entertainment Weekly "Read this book. . . . On the level of the sentence, McEwan is smart, witty and insightful. . . . His writing astounds. . . . Saturday is almost too good to bear." The Times-Picayune "Utterly enthralling. . . . Stunningly orderly and harmonious." The Seattle Times "Magnificently imagined." San Francisco Chronicle "A brilliant work. . . . Astoundingly enjoyable." O, The Oprah Magazine "McEwan's special achievement . . . is not only to give his narrative . . . near-hallucinatory clarity and verisimilitude, but also to make you realize that the world of his novel is our world. It's a book of poignant insight into the temper of the times. . . . And it's something rare and precious: a wise book." San Jose Mercury News "Hypnotic. . . . Exquisitely detailed, rich and suspenseful, literate and surprisingly explosive." The Miami Herald, "Dazzling. . . . Powerful. . . . McEwan has shown how we . . . live today." The New York Times "Finely wrought and shimmering with intelligence." The New York Times Book Review "McEwan is supremely gifted. . . . Saturday is a tightly wound tour de force." The Washington Post Book World "This extraordinary book is not a political novel. It is a novel about consciousness that illuminates the sources of politics." The Nation " Saturday is an exemplary novel, engrossing and sustained. It is undoubtedly McEwan's best." The Spectator "Read the last 100 pages at one sittingthe pace and the thrill allow it. . . . Exhilarating." Los Angeles Times Book Review "Virtuosic. . . . Brilliantly macabre and suspenseful. . . . [A] fine novel." The Wall Street Journal "McEwan is in the first tier of novelists writing in English today. . . . He has achieved a complete mastery of his craft." The New York Observer "This is McEwan at the height of his powers. . . . More audacious than Atonement. " The Baltimore Sun "In Saturday, the marvelously gifted Ian McEwan turns a single day into nearly twenty-four hours emblematic of an entire era." Chicago Tribune "One of the most powerful pieces of post-9/11 fiction yet published." The New York Times "Complex, suspenseful. . . . This novel . . . reinforces Ian McEwan's status as the supreme novelist of his generation." The Sunday Times (London)"Engrossing. . . . A thoughtful, measured and mature look at our world today. . . . [McEwan's] skill at weaving together suspense, psychological depth and beautiful prose makes him among Britain's best." The Atlanta Journal-Constitution "A major event. . . . Saturday proceeds serenely into very different territory where the most secure existence is ringed by sinister possibilities." Time "Thoroughly fascinating. . . . For sheer intelligence and skill, it's hard to beat Ian McEwan's Saturday. " The Philadelphia Inquirer "Impeccable. . . . Beautifully crafted. . . . Fluid, richly textured. . . . Engrossing." Entertainment Weekly "Read this book. . . . On the level of the sentence, McEwan is smart, witty and insightful. . . . His writing astounds. . . . Saturday is almost too good to bear." The Times-Picayune "Utterly enthralling. . . . Stunningly orderly and harmonious." The Seattle Times "Magnificently imagined." San Francisco Chronicle "A brilliant work. . . . Astoundingly enjoyable." O, The Oprah Magazine "McEwan's special achievement . . . is not only to give his narrative . . . near-hallucinatory clarity and verisimilitude, but also to make you realize that the world of his novel is our world. It's a book of poignant insight into the temper of the times. . . . And it's something rare and precious: a wise book." San Jose Mercury News "Hypnotic. . . . Exquisitely detailed, rich and suspenseful, literate and surprisingly explosive." The Miami Herald "McEwan's sentences are perfect, and his novels are always powerful and intelligent." People "Sober yet scintillating. . . . Lucidly shows us that civilization and culture and the life of the mind, fragile as they seemingly are, nonetheless have a resilience that can outlast barbarism." Christopher Hitchens, The Atlantic Monthly "A magnificent new novel that captures both the comforts and the anxieties of the world we live in right now." Vogue "The distinctive achievement of McEwan's work has been to marry literary seriousness and ambition with a pace and momentum more commonly associated with genre fiction. He is the master clockmaker of novelists, piecing together cogs and wheels of his plots with unerring meticulousness." The New York Times Book Review "Marvelous. . . . A magical book. . . . McEwan shows again the quiet brilliance of his prose and his insights." Detroit Free Press "Captivating. . . . The prose is so precise and evocative the reader can 'see' the scenes unfolding. . . . [McEwan] is at the top of his game." The Denver Post, "Dazzling. . . . Powerful. . . . McEwan has shown how we . . . live today." - The New York Times "Finely wrought and shimmering with intelligence." - The New York Times Book Review "McEwan is supremely gifted. . . . Saturday is a tightly wound tour de force." - The Washington Post Book World "This extraordinary book is not a political novel. It is a novel about consciousness that illuminates the sources of politics." - The Nation " Saturday is an exemplary novel, engrossing and sustained. It is undoubtedly McEwan''s best." - The Spectator "Read the last 100 pages at one sitting-the pace and the thrill allow it. . . . Exhilarating." - Los Angeles Times Book Review "Virtuosic. . . . Brilliantly macabre and suspenseful. . . . [A] fine novel." - The Wall Street Journal "McEwan is in the first tier of novelists writing in English today. . . . He has achieved a complete mastery of his craft." - The New York Observer "This is McEwan at the height of his powers. . . . More audacious than Atonement. " - The Baltimore Sun "In Saturday, the marvelously gifted Ian McEwan turns a single day into nearly twenty-four hours emblematic of an entire era." - Chicago Tribune "One of the most powerful pieces of post--9/11 fiction yet published." - The New York Times "Complex, suspenseful. . . . This novel . . . reinforces Ian McEwan''s status as the supreme novelist of his generation." - The Sunday Times (London) "Engrossing. . . . A thoughtful, measured and mature look at our world today. . . . [McEwan''s] skill at weaving together suspense, psychological depth and beautiful prose makes him among Britain''s best." - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution "A major event. . . . Saturday proceeds serenely into very different territory where the most secure existence is ringed by sinister possibilities." - Time "Thoroughly fascinating. . . . For sheer intelligence and skill, it''s hard to beat Ian McEwan''s Saturday. " - The Philadelphia Inquirer "Impeccable. . . . Beautifully crafted. . . . Fluid, richly textured. . . . Engrossing." - Entertainment Weekly "Read this book. . . . On the level of the sentence, McEwan is smart, witty and insightful. . . . His writing astounds. . . . Saturday is almost too good to bear." - The Times-Picayune "Utterly enthralling. . . . Stunningly orderly and harmonious." - The Seattle Times "Magnificently imagined." - San Francisco Chronicle "A brilliant work. . . . Astoundingly enjoyable." - O, The Oprah Magazine "McEwan''s special achievement . . . is not only to give his narrative . . . near-hallucinatory clarity and verisimilitude, but also to make you realize that the world of his novel is our world. It''s a book of poignant insight into the temper of the times. . . . And it''s something rare and precious: a wise book." - San Jose Mercury News "Hypnotic. . . . Exquisitely detailed, rich and suspenseful, literate and surprisingly explosive." - The Miami Herald "McEwan''s sentences are perfect, and his novels are always powerful and intelligent." - People "Sober yet scintillating. . . . Lucidly shows us that civilization and culture and the life of the mind, fragile as they seemingly are, nonetheless have a resilience that can outlast barbarism." -Christopher Hitchens, The Atlantic Monthly "A magnificent new novel that captures both the comforts and the anxieties of the world we live in right now." - Vogue "The distinctive achievement of McEwan''s work has been to marry literary seriousness and ambition with a pace and momentum more commonly associated with genre fiction. He is the master clockmaker of novelists, piecing together cogs and wheels of his plots with unerring meticulousness." - The New York Times Book Review "Marvelous. . . . A magical book. . . . McEwan shows again the quiet brilliance of his prose and his insights." - Detroit Free Press "Captivating. . . . The prose is so precise and evocative the reader can ''see'' the scenes unfolding. . . . [McEwan] is at the top of his game." - The Denver Post
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NATIONAL BESTSELLER * The Booker Prize winner and bestselling author of Atonement follows an ordinary man through a Saturday whose high promise gradually turns nightmarish in this "dazzling [and] powerful" novel ( The New York Times ). Henry Perowne--a neurosurgeon, urbane, privileged, deeply in love with his wife and grown-up children--plans to play a game of squash, visit his elderly mother, and cook dinner for his family. But after a minor traffic accident leads to an unsettling confrontation, Perowne must set aside his plans and summon a strength greater than he knew he had in order to preserve the life that is dear to him., NATIONAL BESTSELLER - The Booker Prize winner and bestselling author of Atonement follows an ordinary man through a Saturday whose high promise gradually turns nightmarish in this "dazzling [and] powerful" novel ( The New York Times ). Henry Perowne--a neurosurgeon, urbane, privileged, deeply in love with his wife and grown-up children--plans to play a game of squash, visit his elderly mother, and cook dinner for his family. But after a minor traffic accident leads to an unsettling confrontation, Perowne must set aside his plans and summon a strength greater than he knew he had in order to preserve the life that is dear to him., In his triumphant new novel, Ian McEwan, the bestselling author of Atonement, follows an ordinary man through a Saturday whose high promise gradually turns nightmarish. Henry Perowne-a neurosurgeon, urbane, privileged, deeply in love with his wife and grown-up children-plans to play a game of squash, visit his elderly mother, and cook dinner for his family. But after a minor traffic accident leads to an unsettling confrontation, Perowne must set aside his plans and summon a strength greater than he knew he had in order to preserve the life that is dear to him., From the pen of a master--the #1 bestselling, Booker Prize-winning author of "Atonement"--comes a "cerebral novel about an ominous day seen through the eyes of Henry Perowne, a reflective neurosurgeon whose comfortable life is shaken following a run-in with a street thug" ("Publishers Weekly").
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