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On Chesil Beach Ian McEwan

On Chesil Beach By Ian McEwan

On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan

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Summary

In a hotel on the Dorset coast, overlooking Chesil Beach, Edward and Florence, who got married that morning, are sitting down to dinner in their room. Neither is entirely able to suppress their anxieties about the wedding night to come. This is a story about how the entire course of a life can be changed by a gesture not made or a word not spoken.

On Chesil Beach Summary

On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan

It is June 1962. In a hotel on the Dorset coast, overlooking Chesil Beach, Edward and Florence, who got married that morning, are sitting down to dinner in their room. Neither is entirely able to suppress their anxieties about the wedding night to come...On Chesil Beach is another masterwork from Ian McEwan - a story about how the entire course of a life can be changed by a gesture not made or a word not spoken.

On Chesil Beach Reviews

Listening non-stop to McEwan intensifies the book's impact The Times With exquisite sensitivity and realism, McEwan draws us into lives, not as voyeur, but as anguished participant. Authors aren't always the best choice for reading their own works - but in this case he is. If McEwan ever runs out of ideas, he could make a living reading audiobooks. The Express McEwan reads his latest creation with a deadpan rhythm that mimics the inability of his characters to overcome their inadequacies. He proves himself a master of storytelling, and the interview with him at the end of the audiobook is a wonderful insight into his work. The Observer The author's understated voice is well suited to this poignant story of British repression ... An illuminating interview with the author, in which he explains the inspiration behind his novella, is another bonus. FT Magazine The audiobook is worth mentioning ,though, for two reasons. Firstly, it is read by the author (nad all the better for that). But as an added treat, this version features a half-hour interview with Ian McEwan at the end of the fourth CD. -- David Crozier H&H Series

About Ian McEwan

Ian McEwan is a critically acclaimed author of short stories and novels for adults, as well as The Daydreamer, a children's novel illustrated by Anthony Browne. 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 and The Children Act.

Additional information

GOR005406916
9781846571008
1846571006
On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan
Ian McEwan
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Cornerstone
20070405
Winner of British Book Awards: Galaxy Book of the Year Award 2008 Winner of British Book Awards: Reader's Digest Author of the Year Award 2008 Short-listed for Irish Book Awards: RTE Radio 1's The Tubridy Show Listeners' Choice Award 2008 Short-listed for Independent Booksellers' Week Book of the Year Award: Adults' Book of the Year 2007 Short-listed for Man Booker Prize for Fiction 2007
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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