Atonement
Hardback Published on: 30/05/2014
Price: £14.99
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Wonderfully sad
On the cusp of adolescence, Briony Tallis sees an exchange between her sister and her lover which she misinterprets, and which changes all their lives fore... READ MORE
Wonderfully sad
On the cusp of adolescence, Briony Tallis sees an exchange between her sister and her lover which she misinterprets, and which changes all their lives fore... READ MORE
The wonder of a writer's mind.
There's is something immensely imaginative in this bestselling novel from Ian McEwan. We are given a story about storytelling, about happy endings and the ... READ MORE
Atonement
I really enjoyed the first part of this book. The creation of Briony's confusion as she witnesses what she believes to be a sinister relationship between h... READ MORE
Synopsis
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.
"From this new and intimate perspective, she learned a simple, obvious thing she had always known, and everyone knew; that a person is, among all else, a material thing, easily torn, not easily mended.”
Publisher information
- Publisher: Everyman
- ISBN: 9781841593609
- Number of pages: 424
- Dimensions: 210 x 132 x 26 mm
- Weight: 522g
- Languages: English
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A fantastic novel that muses on the consequences that a child's interpretation of events can cause. This intensely atmospheric novel recreates balmy summer... READ MORE
Atonement
After being drawn to this book because of the fact a film was made out of it, I found myself disappointed. With such an interesting Part one of the novel, ... READ MORE
Atonement
I come to know this novel from the award winning movie with the same title-this I believe is also the way many of us come to know this novel. The story is ... READ MORE
You will enjoy it
It is 1935. The13 year old Brione watches her sister Cecilia undressing near a fountain in front of her friend Ronnie. Drawing wrong conclusions she initia... READ MORE
perfection
I read this book for my 5th year english PSL and fell in love with it. I was drawn into the era in which it is set as i love the history surrounding the wa... READ MORE
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I loved this book- I wanted to see the film, but thought it'd be best to read the book first. And i'm so glad I did. I don't think I'd suggest it for peopl... READ MORE
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I was expecting this book to be a real let down what with all of the hype over the film.Was I very much mistaken.The book was and is one of the best books... READ MORE
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This was a great book, i couldnt put it down! Read it!
Brilliant
For me, this book was an exceptional display of an authors talent to provoke a number of emotions from the reader. I am still a teenager myself and so I fo... READ MORE
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There seems to be mixed reviews about this book, which having read it I totally understand. Ian McEwan is clearly an intellect as his writing style is up ... READ MORE
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This book was fairly slow, the first half is set all in one day and is the same events shown in different characters perspectives, I enjoyed this bit becau... READ MORE
Brill.
Loved the films and love the book
Atonement
one of the best modern novels i have read in a long time
Atonement
lovely book, i read it in dutch... can't wait for the movie...
Atonement
It was a good book. Gripping i didn't want to put it down. Could be one of the best books I have read this year.
Atonement
I got this book as a Christmas present and had never heard of it before. Once I started reading the book, I just couldn't put it down! From the first page ... READ MORE
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I've not read the book...yet (!) but i've seen the film, and if the book is as heartfelt and beautifully written as the film, then I can't wait to read it.
Atonement
If i had to describe this book in three words they would be:BORINGDULL& UNEXCITINGHalf the time when reading this book i found that i had to go back and re... READ MORE
Incredible
I just really love the way this book is written. I am studying it for A level English and I don't think I will ever get bored because there is something mo... READ MORE
Chef's kiss
Just my favourite book of all time. It's toe curling and heartbreaking and infuriating-- had such a good time with it!
Powerful study of loss of innocence, love and war
Having read several of the author’s works previously, this is unquestionably the best.
This is in one volume, a brilliant depiction of the loss of innocen... READ MORE
Perfect!
This book is amazing. The writing and storytelling is perfect. It goes into detail about all the characters lives and shows the story through their point o... READ MORE
Jane Austen in the wings
21 years since its first publication Atonement spells a time of millennial reflection and the motif of author as God. 372pp the main theme is one of the au... READ MORE
Great book
An amazing book to read, a great plot with some well developed characters. The book carries a tendency to be slow in some areas but nonetheless is still an... READ MORE
Outstanding, poignant and compelling
I loved this book.
It is about a girl who makes false witness against someone involved with her sister. The book explores how history, personality, sen... READ MORE
A story about how a single action can ripple through lives and time in ways no one can control.
Atonement by Ian McEwan is a novel that slowly but inevitably draws me into its world, first through an oppressive summer day of 1935. Then through the br... READ MORE