| On Chesil Beach Contributor(s): McEwan, Ian (Author) |
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ISBN: 0307386171 ISBN-13: 9780307386175 Publisher: Anchor Books OUR PRICE: $15.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2008 Annotation: From the acclaimed author of "Atonement" comes a novel of remarkable depth and poignancy. Set in 1962, "On Chesil Beach" captures with understanding and compassion the innocence of a young newlywed couple at a time when marriage has been presumed to be the outward sign of maturity and independence. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Coming Of Age - Fiction | Historical - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.72" H x 5.42" W x 8.02" (0.60 lbs) 224 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Soon to be a major motion picture starring Saoirse Ronan The bestselling, Booker Prize-winning author of Atonement brilliantly illuminates the collision of sexual longing, deep-seated fears, and romantic fantasy on a young couple's wedding night. It is 1962, and Florence and Edward are celebrating their wedding in a hotel on the Dorset coast. Yet as they dine, the expectation of their marital duties become overwhelming. Unbeknownst to them both, the decisions they make this night will resonate throughout their lives. With exquisite prose, Ian McEwan creates in On Chesil Beach a story of lives transformed by a gesture not made or a word not spoken. |