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Fiction & Poetry, Modern & Contemporary Fiction

Nutshell

Ian McEwan (author)

Paperback Published on: 13/09/2016

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Highly original and captivating....

Ian McEwan is one of these very rare writers that with every book written with a clever and inventive story is capable of taking us on a different journey... READ MORE

Emine at Bromley

One of the more unique, interesting and fun novels of recent, a great read!

Ian McEwan’s latest novel is an utterly wonderful domestic thriller married to Shakespeare. In McEwan’s contemporary retelling of Hamlet, the author has gi... READ MORE

Nicole at Haywards Heath

Absurd and Brilliant. Like nothing I've ever read! A Fantastic reworking of "Hamlet"!

What a refreshing change from his usual bittersweet format; Ian McEwan’s “Nutshell” is like no book I’ve ever read. Told entirely from the perspective of a... READ MORE

Georgie Matthews at Windsor

So original and different!

I was lucky enough to receive an advance copy of this book and devoured it within a few days! After reading that it was told from the perspective of an unb... READ MORE

Kelly at Aberystwyth

Puzzled but still pondering...

I was lucky enough to receive an advance copy from Random House as McEwan is one of my favourite authors. This book left me puzzled as to my view on it. O... READ MORE

Tracey McHardy

Unique

This is a quick read, fast-paced, perfectly written with a unique voice. Witty and deliciously dark. Absolutely loved it!

Diana O. at Aylesbury

Great fun.

Thanks so much to Jonathan Cape for making review copies of this book available to booksellers. It was just great fun, this book. Grand themes, clear para... READ MORE

Angie at Glasgow Sauchiehall Street

couldn't put it down

I have enjoyed many of McEwan's works. They are all unique and very different form each other. This is no exception. As a midwife in my previous life i fou... READ MORE

emily@waterstonestorquay

Publisher information

Publisher: Random House USA Inc
ISBN: 9781524734091
Number of pages: 224
Dimensions: 231 x 152 x 13 mm
Weight: 272g
Languages: English

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Something different

Told from a different perspective, you will quickly read this Shakespearean tale. You can sense the tension in the writing, it is a game of tactics between... READ MORE

Helena

Nut Shell

Ian McEwan at his best! A gripping narrative from the unique perspective of an embryo viewing his and his parents/relatives in this fatal faze in all their... READ MORE

Ian Wyles

Loved it!

From the first few lines I knew I will love it. How cute were those lines, how cute was the whole fact that baby in the womb was telling you his story. So ... READ MORE

Angela W

Not bad but definitely not McEwan's best

If you're a fan of McEwan, it's worth picking up, but ultimately I was disappointed. I felt that the novel went off on tangents at random points that were ... READ MORE

Georgina Phelps

A wonderful McEwan treat!

This story is told by a precociously articulate eight and a half month old foetus (well, his mother is an avid listener to Radio 4!) who has heard his moth... READ MORE

Linda Hepworth

Deliciously funny and expectedly dark.

I won't be the first to acknowledge McEwan's stroke of genius in writing from the unsuspectingly comical and interrogative perspective of an unborn child. ... READ MORE

Sam Smith

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