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OverviewIan McEwan's celebrated novel, now an unmissable film starring Oscar nominee Saoirse Ronan (Atonement, Brooklyn) It is July 1962. Edward and Florence, young innocents married that morning, arrive at a hotel on the Dorset coast. At dinner in their rooms they struggle to suppress their private fears of the wedding night to come and, unbeknownst to them both, the events of the evening will haunt them for the rest of their lives. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Ian McEwanPublisher: Vintage Publishing Imprint: Vintage Edition: Media tie-in Dimensions: Width: 12.60cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 19.60cm Weight: 0.140kg ISBN: 9781784705565ISBN 10: 178470556 Pages: 176 Publication Date: 03 May 2018 Recommended Age: From 0 years Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsWritten with a fierce pursuit of the truth and an utterly modern self-awareness, what a confidant tour de force this turns out to be * Sunday Express * Exquisitely crafted * Evening Standard * Superb... The protagonists have everything to lose, and their faltering journey towards a point of no return is conjured into life my McEwan with irresistible subtlety, tact and force * Financial Times * On Chesil Beach is more than an event. It is a masterpiece * Times Literary Supplement * Wonderful...exquisite...devastating * Independent on Sunday * Wonderful...exquisite...devastating Independent on Sunday On Chesil Beach is more than an event. It is a masterpiece Times Literary Supplement Superb... The protagonists have everything to lose, and their faltering journey towards a point of no return is conjured into life my McEwan with irresistible subtlety, tact and force Financial Times Exquisitely crafted Evening Standard Written with a fierce pursuit of the truth and an utterly modern self-awareness, what a confidant tour de force this turns out to be Sunday Express Wonderful...exquisite...devastating * Independent on Sunday * On Chesil Beach is more than an event. It is a masterpiece * Times Literary Supplement * Superb... The protagonists have everything to lose, and their faltering journey towards a point of no return is conjured into life my McEwan with irresistible subtlety, tact and force * Financial Times * Exquisitely crafted * Evening Standard * Written with a fierce pursuit of the truth and an utterly modern self-awareness, what a confidant tour de force this turns out to be * Sunday Express * Author InformationIan 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. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |