On the hottest day of the summer of 1935, thirteen-year-old Briony Tallis sees her sister Cecilia strip off her clothes and plunge into the fountain in the garden of their country house. Watching her is Robbie Turner, her childhood friend who, like Cecilia, has recently come down from Cambridge. By the end of that day the lives of all three will have been changed for ever. Robbie and Cecilia will have crossed a boundary they had not even imagined at its start, and will have become victims of the younger girl's imagination. ...
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On the hottest day of the summer of 1935, thirteen-year-old Briony Tallis sees her sister Cecilia strip off her clothes and plunge into the fountain in the garden of their country house. Watching her is Robbie Turner, her childhood friend who, like Cecilia, has recently come down from Cambridge. By the end of that day the lives of all three will have been changed for ever. Robbie and Cecilia will have crossed a boundary they had not even imagined at its start, and will have become victims of the younger girl's imagination. Briony will have witnessed mysteries, and committed a crime for which she will spend the rest of her life trying to atone. Atonement is Ian McEwan's finest achievement. Brilliant and utterly enthralling in its depiction of childhood, love and war, England and class, at its centre is a profound - and profoundly moving - exploration of shame and forgiveness, of atonement and the difficulty of absolution.
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none. As New in Fine jacket. A stunning first edition copy of Ian McEwan's beautiful book about forgiveness and love. Ian McEwan, 'one of the fifty greatest British writers since 1945, ' is most known for his novels Enduring Love and Atonement with both books being adapted into films. Â Atonement, set across three time periods, depicts childhood and innocence, love, war and forgiveness. Â In the original unclipped dustwrapper. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. In the original unclipped dustwrapper which is very smart. As New.
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1st edition. Hardcover. Very fine in very fine dustjacket. Signed by the author on the title page. Absolutely immaculate copy of what many people have judged as the author's finest novel. Shortlisted for the 2001 Booker Prize, and made into the award-winning movie.
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None. Fine in Fine jacket. A signed first edition of Ian McEwan's celebrated 2001 novel, about the ramifications of a young girl's lie in 1925. The first edition, first impression, in the publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper. Flat signed by McEwan to the title page. The novel follows thirteen-year-old Briony Tallis a false accusation she makes against the lover of her elder sister. Set in three time periods, 1935, the Second World War, and the early twenty-first century, the novel follows the lives lived in the shadow of her mistake. The novel was shortlisted for the 2001 Booker Prize for fiction, and named by Time Magazine as one of the greatest English-language novels published since 1923. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with price unclipped dust wrapper. Light shelf wear to back strip tail, otherwise externally excellent. Dust wrapper in fine condition. Internally, firmly bound. Flat signed to the title page. Pages clean and bright. Fine.
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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Damaged cover. The cover of is slightly damaged for instance a torn or bent corner. Damaged book. Slightly damaged in some way typically, a grazed corner or torn cover.
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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Aged book. Tanned pages and age spots, however, this will not interfere with reading.
engaging, well-developed story
enjoyed it very much
Moshi
Jun 3, 2011
Received as promised all well.
Thank you.
Colin.
HesterPrine08
Oct 28, 2008
Children tell the ugliest lies
If you like love stories with happy endings then this is not the book for you.
The story revolves around Robbie and Cee, two childhood friends who realize on a hot summer afternoon that they have been in love with one another for awhile. Briony, Cee's bratty little sister will be a silent witness to their most private moments. And because she is young and doesn't understand what is going on, this will compell her to accuse Robbie of sexually assualting her cousin who is living with them.
While the ending is disaapointing and sad, it does beg the question. How long must one atone for their misdeed and causing so much misery in so many lives?
Mando
Jun 7, 2008
Read before you see the movie!
Not since the early literature of Virginia Woolf and James Joyce have I read such intriguing prose. Ian McEwan really is a contemporary master, whose novels will be read for a long time to come. Atonement, the story of a childhood 'crime' with lifelong repercussions, is thrilling, heartbreaking, and highly relatable. This is a novel for readers in search of more intellectual meat, but is not so heady as to put you off. I would recommend this novel to anyone in search of an absorbing, haunting story.
lebishop13
Apr 11, 2008
Atonement
I just finished this book after starting it in November 2007. I found that this book had redeeming qualities in its storyline, description of the World War II era, characters, and other qualities. But, in my case, I had a hard time getting really into the book. The style was wordy and kind of difficut to follow at times. I felt no urge to finish the book quickly. Even the interesting plotline and characters could not overshadow the elements of the novel that continually dragged me down. Perhaps my reaction was due to my own expectations. If you're looking for a quick, light, easy-to-read book, this is probably not for you. If you're looking for a "thinking book" with themes and morals to contemplate, along with a romance, you should give this book a try.