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Good: A book that has been read, but is in good condition. Minimal damage to the book cover eg. ...
Artist
McEwan, Ian
ISBN
038572179X
Book Title
Atonement : a Novel
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Item Length
7.9 in
Publication Year
2003
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Item Height
0.8 in
Author
Ian McEwan
Features
Reprint
Genre
Fiction
Topic
Psychological, Sagas, Family Life, Literary, Historical
Item Weight
9 Oz
Item Width
5.2 in
Number of Pages
368 Pages

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Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
038572179X
ISBN-13
9780385721790
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20038314062

Product Key Features

Book Title
Atonement : a Novel
Number of Pages
368 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Psychological, Sagas, Family Life, Literary, Historical
Publication Year
2003
Features
Reprint
Genre
Fiction
Author
Ian McEwan
Format
Trade Paperback

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Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
9 Oz
Item Length
7.9 in
Item Width
5.2 in

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LCCN
2001-044291
Dewey Edition
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"A beautiful and majestic fictional panorama." --John Updike, The New Yorker "Flat-out brilliant. . . . Lush, detailed, vibrantly colored and intense." -- San Francisco Chronicle "A tour de force. . . . Every bit as affecting as it is gripping." --Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times "Luminous. . . . Atonement is brilliant and like nothing he''s ever written before." -- Newsweek "No one now writing fiction in the English language surpasses Ian McEwan." -- The Washington Post Book World "Brilliant. . . . McEwan could be the most psychologically astute writer working today, our era''s Jane Austen." -- Esquire "A work of astonishing depth and humanity." -- The Economist "His most complete and passionate book to date." -- The New York Times Book Review "In the seriousness of its intentions and the dazzle of its language, Atonement made me starry-eyed all over again on behalf of literature''s humanizing possibilities." --Daphne Merkin, Los Angeles Times "Resplendent. . . . Graceful. . . . Magisterial. . . . Gloriously realized." -- The Boston Sunday Globe "McEwan is technically at the height of his powers." -- The New York Review of Books "Astonishing . . . [with] one of the most remarkable erotic scenes in modern fiction. . . . [It] is something you will never forget." -- Chicago Tribune "Enthralling. . . . With psychological insight and a command of sensual and historical detail, Mr. McEwan creates an absorbing fictional world." -- The Wall Street Journal "[ Atonement ] hauls a defining part of the British literary tradition up to and into the 21st century." -- The Guardian "Astonishing. . . . Gorgeous. . . . Bewitching. . . . A thought-provoking, luxuriant novel." -- Minneapolis Star Tribune "McEwan is one of the most gifted literary storytellers alive. . . . [ Atonement ] implants in the memory a living, flaming presence." --James Wood, The New Republic "[McEwan''s] best novel so far. . . . It will break your heart." -- The Star (Toronto) "A masterpiece of moral inquiry. . . . Beautiful and wrenching." -- New York "A first-rate novel on any scale. . . . His most expansive and ambitious book. . . . Few, if any, novelists writing today match McEwan in ingenuity and plotting." -- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel "Magnificent. . . . McEwan forces his readers to turn the pages with greater dread and anticipation than does perhaps any other ''literary'' writer working in English today." --Claire Messud, The Atlantic Monthly "The extraordinary range of Atonement suggests that there''s nothing McEwan can''t do." -- The Christian Science Monitor "Magically readable. . . . Never has McEwan shown himself to be more in sympathy with the vulnerability of the human heart." -- Sunday Times (London) "Magnificent. . . . Suspenseful, psychologically astute and intellectually bracing." -- Newsday "Not since the 19th century has a writer stepped in and out of his characters'' minds with such unfettered confidence." -- The Plain Dealer "A novel of artistry, power and truth that puts it among the most extraordinary works of fiction of the last decade. . . . It is, quite simply, magnificent-a masterpiece."  --Michael Pakenham, The Baltimore Sun "Magical. . . . A love story, a war story, and a story about stories, and so it hits the heart, the guts and the brain." -- The New York Observer "Luminous. . . . McEwan''s writing has often made me blink, but never before blink with emotion. . . . [McEwan] is at one with his talent." --Robert Cremins, Houston Chronicle " Atonement can''t be laid down once it''s been picked up. . . . [McEwan] can write rings around most others writing in English today." -- The Weekly Standard, "A beautiful and majestic fictional panorama." --John Updike, The New Yorker "Flat-out brilliant. . . . Lush, detailed, vibrantly colored and intense." -- San Francisco Chronicle "A tour de force. . . . Every bit as affecting as it is gripping." --Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times "Luminous. . . . Atonement is brilliant and like nothing he''s ever written before." -- Newsweek "No one now writing fiction in the English language surpasses Ian McEwan." -- The Washington Post Book World "Brilliant. . . . McEwan could be the most psychologically astute writer working today, our era''s Jane Austen." -- Esquire "A work of astonishing depth and humanity." -- The Economist "His most complete and passionate book to date." -- The New York Times Book Review "In the seriousness of its intentions and the dazzle of its language, Atonement made me starry-eyed all over again on behalf of literature''s humanizing possibilities." --Daphne Merkin, Los Angeles Times "Resplendent. . . . Graceful. . . . Magisterial. . . . Gloriously realized." -- The Boston Sunday Globe "McEwan is technically at the height of his powers." -- The New York Review of Books "Astonishing . . . [with] one of the most remarkable erotic scenes in modern fiction. . . . [It] is something you will never forget." -- Chicago Tribune "Enthralling. . . . With psychological insight and a command of sensual and historical detail, Mr. McEwan creates an absorbing fictional world." -- The Wall Street Journal "[ Atonement ] hauls a defining part of the British literary tradition up to and into the 21st century." -- The Guardian "Astonishing. . . . Gorgeous. . . . Bewitching. . . . A thought-provoking, luxuriant novel." -- Minneapolis Star Tribune "McEwan is one of the most gifted literary storytellers alive. . . . [ Atonement ] implants in the memory a living, flaming presence." --James Wood, The New Republic "[McEwan''s] best novel so far. . . . It will break your heart." -- The Star (Toronto) "A masterpiece of moral inquiry. . . . Beautiful and wrenching." -- New York "A first-rate novel on any scale. . . . His most expansive and ambitious book. . . . Few, if any, novelists writing today match McEwan in ingenuity and plotting." -- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel "Magnificent. . . . McEwan forces his readers to turn the pages with greater dread and anticipation than does perhaps any other ''literary'' writer working in English today." --Claire Messud, The Atlantic Monthly "The extraordinary range of Atonement suggests that there''s nothing McEwan can''t do." -- The Christian Science Monitor "Magically readable. . . . Never has McEwan shown himself to be more in sympathy with the vulnerability of the human heart." -- Sunday Times (London) "Magnificent. . . . Suspenseful, psychologically astute and intellectually bracing." -- Newsday "Not since the 19th century has a writer stepped in and out of his characters'' minds with such unfettered confidence." -- The Plain Dealer "A novel of artistry, power and truth that puts it among the most extraordinary works of fiction of the last decade. . . . It is, quite simply, magnificent-a masterpiece." --Michael Pakenham, The Baltimore Sun "Magical. . . . A love story, a war story, and a story about stories, and so it hits the heart, the guts and the brain." -- The New York Observer "Luminous. . . . McEwan''s writing has often made me blink, but never before blink with emotion. . . . [McEwan] is at one with his talent." --Robert Cremins, Houston Chronicle " Atonement can''t be laid down once it''s been picked up. . . . [McEwan] can write rings around most others writing in English today." -- The Weekly Standard, "A beautiful and majestic fictional panorama." --John Updike, The New Yorker "Flat-out brilliant.... Lush, detailed, vibrantly colored and intense." -- San Francisco Chronicle "A tour de force.... Every bit as affecting as it is gripping." --Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times "Luminous.... Atonement is brilliant and like nothing he''s ever written before." -- Newsweek "No one now writing fiction in the English language surpasses Ian McEwan." -- The Washington Post Book World "Brilliant.... McEwan could be the most psychologically astute writer working today, our era''s Jane Austen." -- Esquire "A work of astonishing depth and humanity." -- The Economist "His most complete and passionate book to date." -- The New York Times Book Review "In the seriousness of its intentions and the dazzle of its language, Atonement made me starry-eyed all over again on behalf of literature''s humanizing possibilities." --Daphne Merkin, Los Angeles Times "Resplendent.... Graceful.... Magisterial.... Gloriously realized." -- The Boston Sunday Globe "McEwan is technically at the height of his powers." -- The New York Review of Books "Astonishing ... [with] one of the most remarkable erotic scenes in modern fiction.... [It] is something you will never forget." -- Chicago Tribune "Enthralling.... With psychological insight and a command of sensual and historical detail, Mr. McEwan creates an absorbing fictional world." -- The Wall Street Journal "[ Atonement ] hauls a defining part of the British literary tradition up to and into the 21st century." -- The Guardian "Astonishing.... Gorgeous.... Bewitching.... A thought-provoking, luxuriant novel." -- Minneapolis Star Tribune "McEwan is one of the most gifted literary storytellers alive.... [ Atonement ] implants in the memory a living, flaming presence." --James Wood, The New Republic "[McEwan''s] best novel so far.... It will break your heart." -- The Star (Toronto) "A masterpiece of moral inquiry.... Beautiful and wrenching." -- New York "A first-rate novel on any scale.... His most expansive and ambitious book.... Few, if any, novelists writing today match McEwan in ingenuity and plotting." -- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel "Magnificent.... McEwan forces his readers to turn the pages with greater dread and anticipation than does perhaps any other ''literary'' writer working in English today." --Claire Messud, The Atlantic Monthly "The extraordinary range of Atonement suggests that there''s nothing McEwan can''t do." -- The Christian Science Monitor "Magically readable.... Never has McEwan shown himself to be more in sympathy with the vulnerability of the human heart." -- Sunday Times (London) "Magnificent.... Suspenseful, psychologically astute and intellectually bracing." -- Newsday "Not since the 19th century has a writer stepped in and out of his characters'' minds with such unfettered confidence." -- The Plain Dealer "A novel of artistry, power and truth that puts it among the most extraordinary works of fiction of the last decade.... It is, quite simply, magnificent-a masterpiece." -- The Baltimore Sun "Magical.... A love story, a war story, and a story about stories, and so it hits the heart, the guts and the brain." -- The New York Observer "Luminous.... McEwan''s writing has often made me blink, but never before blink with emotion.... [McEwan] is at one with his talent." --Robert Cremins, Houston Chronicle " Atonement can''t be laid down once it''s been picked up.... [McEwan] can write rings around most others writing in English today." -- The Weekly Standard, "A beautiful and majestic fictional panorama." --John Updike,The New Yorker "Flat-out brilliant. . . . Lush, detailed, vibrantly colored and intense." San Francisco Chronicle "A tour de force. . . . Every bit as affecting as it is gripping." --Michiko Kakutani,The New York Times "Luminous. . . .Atonementis brilliant and like nothing he's ever written before." Newsweek "No one now writing fiction in the English language surpasses Ian McEwan." The Washington Post Book World "Brilliant. . . . McEwan could be the most psychologically astute writer working today, our era's Jane Austen." Esquire "A work of astonishing depth and humanity." The Economist "His most complete and passionate book to date." --The New York Times Book Review "In the seriousness of its intentions and the dazzle of its language,Atonementmade me starry-eyed all over again on behalf of literature's humanizing possibilities." Daphne Merkin,Los Angeles Times "Resplendent. . . . Graceful. . . . Magisterial. . . . Gloriously realized." The Boston Sunday Globe "McEwan is technically at the height of his powers." The New York Review of Books "Astonishing. . . . [with] one of the most remarkable erotic scenes in modern fiction. . . . [It] is something you will never forget." Chicago Tribune "Enthralling. . . . With psychological insight and a command of sensual and historical detail, Mr. McEwan creates an absorbing fictional world." The Wall Street Journal "[Atonement] hauls a defining part of the British literary tradition up to and into the 21st century." The Guardian "Astonishing. . . . Gorgeous. . . . Bewitching. . . . A thought-provoking, luxuriant novel." Minneapolis Star Tribune "McEwan is one of the most gifted literary storytellers alive. . . . [Atonement] implants in the memory a living, flaming presence." James Wood,The New Republic "[McEwan's] best novel so far. . . . It will break your heart." The Star(Toronto) "A masterpiece of moral inquiry. . . . Beautiful and wrenching." New York "A first-rate novel on any scale. . . . His most expansive and ambitious book. . . . Few, if any, novelists writing today match McEwan in ingenuity and plotting." Milwaukee Journal Sentinel "Magnificent. . . . McEwan forces his readers to turn the pages with greater dread and anticipation than does perhaps any other 'literary' writer working in English today." Claire Messud,The Atlantic Monthly "The extraordinary range ofAtonementsuggests that there's nothing McEwan can't do." The Christian Science Monitor "Magically readable. . . . Never has McEwan shown himself to be more in sympathy with the vulnerability of the human heart."Sunday Times(London) "Magnificent. . . . Suspenseful, psychologically astute and intellectually bracing." Newsday "Not since the 19th century has a writer, "A beautiful and majestic fictional panorama." --John Updike,The New Yorker "Flat-out brilliant. . . . Lush, detailed, vibrantly colored and intense." San Francisco Chronicle "A tour de force. . . . Every bit as affecting as it is gripping." --Michiko Kakutani,The New York Times "Luminous. . . .Atonementis brilliant and like nothing he's ever written before." Newsweek "No one now writing fiction in the English language surpasses Ian McEwan." The Washington Post Book World "Brilliant. . . . McEwan could be the most psychologically astute writer working today, our era's Jane Austen." Esquire "A work of astonishing depth and humanity." The Economist "His most complete and passionate book to date." --The New York Times Book Review "In the seriousness of its intentions and the dazzle of its language,Atonementmade me starry-eyed all over again on behalf of literature's humanizing possibilities." Daphne Merkin,Los Angeles Times "Resplendent. . . . Graceful. . . . Magisterial. . . . Gloriously realized." The Boston Sunday Globe "McEwan is technically at the height of his powers." The New York Review of Books "Astonishing. . . . [with] one of the most remarkable erotic scenes in modern fiction. . . . [It] is something you will never forget." Chicago Tribune "Enthralling. . . . With psychological insight and a command of sensual and historical detail, Mr. McEwan creates an absorbing fictional world." The Wall Street Journal "[Atonement] hauls a defining part of the British literary tradition up to and into the 21st century." The Guardian "Astonishing. . . . Gorgeous. . . . Bewitching. . . . A thought-provoking, luxuriant novel." Minneapolis Star Tribune "McEwan is one of the most gifted literary storytellers alive. . . . [Atonement] implants in the memory a living, flaming presence." James Wood,The New Republic "[McEwan's] best novel so far. . . . It will break your heart." The Star(Toronto) "A masterpiece of moral inquiry. . . . Beautiful and wrenching." New York "A first-rate novel on any scale. . . . His most expansive and ambitious book. . . . Few, if any, novelists writing today match McEwan in ingenuity and plotting." Milwaukee Journal Sentinel "Magnificent. . . . McEwan forces his readers to turn the pages with greater dread and anticipation than does perhaps any other 'literary' writer working in English today." Claire Messud,The Atlantic Monthly "The extraordinary range ofAtonementsuggests that there's nothing McEwan can't do." The Christian Science Monitor "Magically readable. . . . Never has McEwan shown himself to be more in sympathy with the vulnerability of the human heart."Sunday Times(London) "Magnificent. . . . Suspenseful, psychologically astute and intellectually bracing." Newsday "Not since the 19th century has a writer stepped in and out of his characters' minds with such unfettered c, “A beautiful and majestic fictional panorama.â€� -John Updike, The New Yorker “Flat-out brilliant. . . . Lush, detailed, vibrantly colored and intense.â€� - San Francisco Chronicle “A tour de force. . . . Every bit as affecting as it is gripping.â€� -Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times “Luminous. . . . Atonement is brilliant and like nothing he’s ever written before.â€� - Newsweek “No one now writing fiction in the English language surpasses Ian McEwan.â€� - The Washington Post Book World “Brilliant. . . . McEwan could be the most psychologically astute writer working today, our era’s Jane Austen.â€� - Esquire “A work of astonishing depth and humanity.â€� - The Economist “His most complete and passionate book to date.â€� - The New York Times Book Review “In the seriousness of its intentions and the dazzle of its language, Atonement made me starry-eyed all over again on behalf of literature’s humanizing possibilities.â€� -Daphne Merkin, Los Angeles Times “Resplendent. . . . Graceful. . . . Magisterial. . . . Gloriously realized.â€� - The Boston Sunday Globe “McEwan is technically at the height of his powers.â€� - The New York Review of Books “Astonishing . . . [with] one of the most remarkable erotic scenes in modern fiction. . . . [It] is something you will never forget.â€� - Chicago Tribune “Enthralling. . . . With psychological insight and a command of sensual and historical detail, Mr. McEwan creates an absorbing fictional world.â€� - The Wall Street Journal “[ Atonement ] hauls a defining part of the British literary tradition up to and into the 21st century.â€� - The Guardian “Astonishing. . . . Gorgeous. . . . Bewitching. . . . A thought-provoking, luxuriant novel.â€� - Minneapolis Star Tribune “McEwan is one of the most gifted literary storytellers alive. . . . [ Atonement ] implants in the memory a living, flaming presence.â€� -James Wood, The New Republic “[McEwan’s] best novel so far. . . . It will break your heart.â€� - The Star (Toronto) “A masterpiece of moral inquiry. . . . Beautiful and wrenching.â€� - New York “A first-rate novel on any scale. . . . His most expansive and ambitious book. . . . Few, if any, novelists writing today match McEwan in ingenuity and plotting.â€� - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel “Magnificent. . . . McEwan forces his readers to turn the pages with greater dread and anticipation than does perhaps any other ‘literary’ writer working in English today.â€� -Claire Messud, The Atlantic Monthly “The extraordinary range of Atonement suggests that there’s nothing McEwan can’t do.â€� - The Christian Science Monitor “Magically readable. . . . Never has McEwan shown himself to be more in sympathy with the vulnerability of the human heart.â€� - Sunday Times (London) “Magnificent. . . . Suspenseful, psychologically astute and intellectually bracing.â€� - Newsday “Not since the 19th century has a writer stepped in and out of his characters’ minds with such unfettered confidence.â€� - The Plain Dealer “A novel of artistry, power and truth that puts it among the most extraordinary works of fiction of the last decade. . . . It is, quite simply, magnificent–a masterpiece.â€� -Michae, "A beautiful and majestic fictional panorama." -John Updike, The New Yorker "Flat-out brilliant. . . . Lush, detailed, vibrantly colored and intense." - San Francisco Chronicle "A tour de force. . . . Every bit as affecting as it is gripping." -Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times "Luminous. . . . Atonement is brilliant and like nothing he's ever written before." - Newsweek "No one now writing fiction in the English language surpasses Ian McEwan." - The Washington Post Book World "Brilliant. . . . McEwan could be the most psychologically astute writer working today, our era's Jane Austen." - Esquire "A work of astonishing depth and humanity." - The Economist "His most complete and passionate book to date." - The New York Times Book Review "In the seriousness of its intentions and the dazzle of its language, Atonement made me starry-eyed all over again on behalf of literature's humanizing possibilities." -Daphne Merkin, Los Angeles Times "Resplendent. . . . Graceful. . . . Magisterial. . . . Gloriously realized." - The Boston Sunday Globe "McEwan is technically at the height of his powers." - The New York Review of Books "Astonishing . . . [with] one of the most remarkable erotic scenes in modern fiction. . . . [It] is something you will never forget." - Chicago Tribune "Enthralling. . . . With psychological insight and a command of sensual and historical detail, Mr. McEwan creates an absorbing fictional world." - The Wall Street Journal "[ Atonement ] hauls a defining part of the British literary tradition up to and into the 21st century." - The Guardian "Astonishing. . . . Gorgeous. . . . Bewitching. . . . A thought-provoking, luxuriant novel." - Minneapolis Star Tribune "McEwan is one of the most gifted literary storytellers alive. . . . [ Atonement ] implants in the memory a living, flaming presence." -James Wood, The New Republic "[McEwan's] best novel so far. . . . It will break your heart." - The Star (Toronto) "A masterpiece of moral inquiry. . . . Beautiful and wrenching." - New York "A first-rate novel on any scale. . . . His most expansive and ambitious book. . . . Few, if any, novelists writing today match McEwan in ingenuity and plotting." - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel "Magnificent. . . . McEwan forces his readers to turn the pages with greater dread and anticipation than does perhaps any other 'literary' writer working in English today." -Claire Messud, The Atlantic Monthly "The extraordinary range of Atonement suggests that there's nothing McEwan can't do." - The Christian Science Monitor "Magically readable. . . . Never has McEwan shown himself to be more in sympathy with the vulnerability of the human heart." - Sunday Times (London) "Magnificent. . . . Suspenseful, psychologically astute and intellectually bracing." - Newsday "Not since the 19th century has a writer stepped in and out of his characters' minds with such unfettered confidence." - The Plain Dealer "A novel of artistry, power and truth that puts it among the most extraordinary works of fiction of the last decade. . . . It is, quite simply, magnificenta masterpiece."  -Michael Pakenham, The Baltimore Sun "Magical. . . . A love story, a war story, and a story about stories, and so it hits the heart, the guts and the brain." - The New York Observer "Luminous. . . . McEwan's writing has often made me blink, but never before blink with emotion. . . . [McEwan] is at one with his talent." -Robert Cremins, Houston Chronicle " Atonement can't be laid down once it's been picked up. . . . [McEwan] can write rings around most others writing in English today." - The Weekly Standard
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NATIONAL BESTSELLER * A symphonic novel of love and war, childhood and class, guilt and forgiveness that provides all the satisfaction of a brilliant narrative and the provocation we have come to expect from the acclaimed Booker Prize-winning, internationally bestselling author. On a hot summer day in 1935, thirteen-year-old Briony Tallis witnesses a moment's flirtation between her older sister, Cecilia, and Robbie Turner, the son of a servant and Cecilia's childhood friend. But Briony's incomplete grasp of adult motives--together with her precocious literary gifts--brings about a crime that will change all their lives. As it follows that crime's repercussions through the chaos and carnage of World War II and into the close of the twentieth century, Atonement engages the reader on every conceivable level, with an ease and authority that mark it as a genuine masterpiece. Don't miss Ian McEwan's new novel, Lessons ., NATIONAL BESTSELLER - A s ymphonic novel of love and war, childhood and class, guilt and forgiveness that provides all the satisfaction of a brilliant narrative and the provocation we have come to expect from the acclaimed Booker Prize-winning, internationally bestselling author. On a hot summer day in 1935, thirteen-year-old Briony Tallis witnesses a moment's flirtation between her older sister, Cecilia, and Robbie Turner, the son of a servant and Cecilia's childhood friend. But Briony's incomplete grasp of adult motives--together with her precocious literary gifts--brings about a crime that will change all their lives. As it follows that crime's repercussions through the chaos and carnage of World War II and into the close of the twentieth century, Atonement engages the reader on every conceivable level, with an ease and authority that mark it as a genuine masterpiece. Don't miss Ian McEwan's new novel, Lessons ., National Bestseller Ian McEwan's symphonic novel of love and war, childhood and class, guilt and forgiveness provides all the satisfaction of a brilliant narrative and the provocation we have come to expect from this master of English prose. On a hot summer day in 1935, thirteen-year-old Briony Tallis witnesses a moment's flirtation between her older sister, Cecilia, and Robbie Turner, the son of a servant and Cecilia's childhood friend. But Briony's incomplete grasp of adult motives-together with her precocious literary gifts-brings about a crime that will change all their lives. As it follows that crime's repercussions through the chaos and carnage of World War II and into the close of the twentieth century, Atonement engages the reader on every conceivable level, with an ease and authority that mark it as a genuine masterpiece.
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Copyright Date
2001

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    Ian, another Jane after 200 years?

    Haven't read it yet. But I am expecting a great reading experience after I finish Jane Austen's Emma. This author should be close to Jane...

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  • A great lesson in writing

    Occasionally a writer puts together a descriptive passage just so, I don’t want to say “perfect”, but just so sensorially accurate that it makes me cringe in my inability to replicate it. This one is from Ian McEwan's "Atonement": "Yes. Unable to push her tongue against the word, Briony could only nod, and felt as she did so a sulky thrill of self-annihilating compliance spreading across her skin and ballooning outward from it, darkening the room in throbs. She wanted to leave, she wanted to lie alone, facedown on her bed and savor the vile piquancy of the moment, and go back down the lines of branching consequences to the point before the destruction began. She needed to contemplate with eyes closed the full richness of what she had lost, what she had given away, and to anticipate the ...

  • Sometimes being sorry isn't enough

    A hard lesson in life is that our actions, for good or bad, have consequences and that even being truly sorry is not powerful enough to change the consequences. This is the lesson that 11 year old Briany learns as she takes vengeance on an older, good-looking servant in her father's home. Her "crush" on this young man is interfered with by her older sister, who actually falls in love. Confused by the physical love she does not understand and the pull of her own jealousy, Briany reports what she makes herself believe is an attack on her older cousin. Like ripples in a pond, Briany watches as her lie changes the lives of not only this young man, but almost everyone she loves. As an adult, Briany struggles to make right for this act, to atone, but life, like a rushing stream, has swept her ...

  • Atonement/Love That Never Comes To Fruition

    This book is a story of a love that never gets a chance. The story is quite simple. A fanciful little girl who witnesses some events on a hot summer day and has no understanding of what she is seeing. All these events come to a head when she accuses the housekeepers son of a horrible crime he did not commit. The son Robbie is in love with her older sister Cee. The little girl Briony walks in on them in the midst of a very delicate situation. The rest of the story is the aftermath of Briony's mistake and her "atonement". I don't want to give to much away because if you don't read the book, see the movie. The move is just as good. It is a story that will break your heart. After all, isn't that what good fiction is suppossed to do?

  • The book

    Great product. Came in one piece. It’s used but still useable.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-ownedSold by: second.sale