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Atonement

by Ian McEwan

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Atonement

On the hottest day of the summer of 1934, 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.

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  • 5 out of 5
    atonement

    The decision of a pubescent girl,Briony to falsify her evidence when her cousin is assaulted,cannot ever be redeemed.Any chance of reconciliation for her perjury,is obliterated by the cruel events of war,but the "what if's" remain,denying her peace of mind - only by recreating the story in fiction can she attempt to atone for her actions.

    Review by susan ravalde on 14:04, 04 Apr 2008

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  • 5 out of 5
    ATONEMENT BY IAN McEWAN

    If you haven’t read any of his books, make this one your first.

    Absorbing plot. Superbly written.

    Ian McEwan at his best.

    Review by Laura Friera on 14:04, 04 Apr 2008

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ISBN

9780099429791

Published
May 2nd 2002 by Vintage
Category
Modern Fiction
Number of pages
384
County of origin
UNITED KINGDOM
Dimensions
198 x 126

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