The instant Sunday Times bestseller, a mesmerising story of love, regret and a restless search for answers While the world is still counting the cost of the Second World War and the Iron Curtain has descended, young Roland Baines's life is turned upside down. Stranded at boarding school, his vulnerability attracts his piano teacher, Miriam Cornell, leaving scars as well as a memory of love that will never fade. Twenty-five years later Roland's wife mysteriously vanishes, and he is left alone with their baby son. Her disappearance sparks a journey of discovery that will continue for decades, as Roland confronts the reality of his rootless existence and attempts to embrace the uncertainty - and freedom - of his future.

Details

ISBN13: 9781529116311
Format: Paperback / softback
Number of Pages: 496
Edition:
Publication Date: 27 Jun 2023
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
Publication City, Country: London,United Kingdom
Dimensions (cm): 19.8(H)x12.8(L)x3(W)395
Weight (gm): 395

Author Biography

Ian McEwan is the critically acclaimed author of nineteen novels and two short story collections. 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; Nutshell; Machines Like Me; and Lessons. Atonement, Enduring Love, The Children Act and On Chesil Beach have all been adapted for the big screen.

Reviews

Lessons is easily McEwan's most accomplished novel since Atonement... he offers intelligent reflection on his novel's evergreen themes. * The Times *
I loved Lessons... Deep, life-affirming and A-grade storytelling. * The Times *
Thoughtful, tender and both universal and timeless in its depiction of the follies of the human heart... Ian McEwan is a masterful storyteller who weaves destiny and self-determination, the past and the future, youth and age, and above all, the loss and memory of love. -- Elif Shafak
Captures youthful lust and late-age regret with equal power. * Financial Times *
Superb... another mesmerising, memorable novel. * Independent *
Irresistible and a joy to read. -- Antony Beevor * Spectator, Books of the Year *
McEwan's writing is as elegant and ideas-packed as ever. * The Times *
Elegant and moving, it's his best work in 20 years. * Sunday Times, *Summer Reads of 2023* *
McEwan returns with his best work since the Booker- and NBCC-winning Atonement...Throughout, McEwan poignantly shows how the characters contend with major historical moments while dealing with the ravages of daily life, which is what makes this so affecting. He also employs lyrical but pared-down prose to great effect . . . Once more, the masterly McEwan delights. * Publishers Weekly [starred review] *
McEwan deftly explores the interplay of will and chance, time and memory. * Washington Post *