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Atonement [Paperback]

Ian McEwan (Author)
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Publication Date: 2 May 2002

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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  • Paperback: 384 pages
  • Publisher: Vintage; New Ed edition (2 May 2002)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0099429799
  • ISBN-13: 978-0099429791
  • Product Dimensions: 13.1 x 2.8 x 19.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (308 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 3,440 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Atonement is Ian McEwan's ninth novel and his first since the Booker Prize-winning Amsterdam in 1998. But whereas Amsterdam was a slim, sleek piece, Atonement is a more sturdy, ambitious work, allowing McEwan more room to play, think and experiment.

We meet 13-year-old Briony Tallis in the summer of 1935, as she attempts to stage a production of her new drama The Trials of Arabella to welcome home her elder, idolised brother Leon. But she soon discovers that her cousins, the glamorous Lola and the twin boys Jackson and Pierrot, aren't up to the task, and directorial ambitions are abandoned as more interesting preoccupations come onto the scene. The charlady's son Robbie Turner appears to be forcing Briony's sister Cecilia to strip in the Fountain and sends her obscene letters; Leon has brought home a dim chocolate magnate keen for a war to promote his new "Army Amo" bar; and upstairs Briony's migraine-stricken mother Emily keeps tabs on the house from her bed. Soon, secrets emerge that change the lives of everyone present...

The interwar upper-middle-class setting of the book's long, masterfully sustained opening section might recall Virginia Woolf or Henry Green, but as we move forward--eventually to the turn of the 21st century--the novel's central concerns emerge, and McEwan's voice becomes clear, even personal. For at heart, Atonement is about the pleasures, pains and dangers of writing, and perhaps even more, about the challenge of controlling what readers make of your writing. McEwan shouldn't have any doubts about readers of Atonement: this is a thoughtful, provocative and at times moving book that will have readers applauding.--Alan Stewart --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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"A beautiful and majestic fictional panorama" (John Updike)

"Subtle as well as powerful, adeptly encompassing comedy as well as atrocity, Atonement is a richly intricate book... A superb achievement" (Sunday Times)

"He is this country's unrivalled literary giant...a fascinatingly strange, unique and gripping novel" (Independent on Sunday)

"McEwan's best novel so far, his masterpiece" (Evening Standard)

"Atonement is a magnificent novel, shaped and paced with awesome confidence and eloquence" (Independent)
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29 of 29 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars His best yet? 4 Aug 2006
By Graham TOP 500 REVIEWER VINE™ VOICE
Format:Paperback
Ok I am a big Ian McEwen fan, but whilst I may be bias I rate this as one of the top ten book written by a British author in the last twenty years.

The story is one of family conflict and deceit. The story delves into the lives of a family and close friends who one evening are bought together when a incident occurs which is covered up. Someone has to shoulder the blame and the story revolves around the consequences of the cover up and the wrongful accusation of a young family friend and how that affects not just his life but those of the family.

The story spans a period of 60 years or so but the plot entwines through the years, to climax at the very end.

I was shocked by some of the prose, especially the description of the mayhem on the roads to Dunkirk and the horrors of war, but I was greatly moved by the book and recommend it highly.
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5.0 out of 5 stars atonement 13 Jan 2008
By Mr. M. Bounds
Format:Paperback
i have read ian mcewen books in the past, enduring love and the child in time. they were good books. i bought atonement in a charity shop about a year ago and after reading the outline on the back of the book i couldnt muster the enthusiasm to read it. i saw the film advertised with its images of war and decided it might be worth reading. i must say this is one of the best books i have ever had the pleasure to read. i could not put it down. i was at work in the canteen reading about briony in the hospital i was laughing at the soldier having shrapnel removed the next i was close to tears as i read brionys meeting with the young french soldier. a true modern great, i would recomend this book to anyone
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38 of 41 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful listening - an excellent book, beautifully read 29 Aug 2006
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I have already raved about this book in the form of a paperback - see my other review there. But for a wonderful book to be read so beautifully with such expression by a voice as rich and resonant as Isla Blair's is a real pleasure. She depicts the different characters with great expression and real attention to the nature of the characters, from the main Briony narrative to the "little boy" voices of Jackson and Pierrot, and the booming complacency of Paul Marshall.

I have whiled away many hours of tedious driving listening to this audiobook in the car. A real pleasure.
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5.0 out of 5 stars I love it
A beautiful and compelling story about love and a young girl who makes the biggest mistake of her entire life, ruining the lives of everyone around her
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4.0 out of 5 stars First Half is Brilliant!
I really enjoyed this book although it's probably a bit more 'high-brow' than I would normally read.
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1.0 out of 5 stars irritatingly bad
I had read how good Ian McEwan was a good author, so i decided to buy this atonement book to read. I honestly could not get in to it. Read more
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2.0 out of 5 stars Slow
Not what I would describe as a gripping novel. I read it as a member of a book club discussion group or I would have given up. No one in the book club really enjoyed it either.
Published 1 month ago by Sunseeker
4.0 out of 5 stars Chilling story of how a child can destroy (unwittingly) peoples lives
I saw the film first and to my disappointment knew what was coming next as I read the book. This is a life story and quite upsetting, it could easily be real. Read more
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Brillant book i loved it! Saw the film and was dying to read the book, it was just as good as i had hoped and i spent many happy hours reading it, even thought it did make me cry.
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4.0 out of 5 stars needed for sixth form
my daughter needed this book for sixth form and as far as i know it is doing the job for what she needed it for. cheaper buying option too
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...................MY GOD JUST GO AND WATCH THE FILM! Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing
I loved this book, i couldn't put it down. So beautifully written and the ending is a stark reminder that life is not perfect.
Published 4 months ago by Leanne Mills
4.0 out of 5 stars Read the book after seeing the film!
It is a mistake to do so. The book deserves better, the film whilst good cannot dream of reaching the levels of induced emotions driven and garnered by these pages!
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