Like his earlier work, Atonement, this story hinges on an inability to communicate about intimate matterss and the consequences of misunderstanding. However, unlike Atonement, this feels like only part of a novel. The central section - a blow by blow description of two sexually inexperienced young...
I set down We Need to Talk About Kevin in order to read something a little lighter. Ha. Right. Saturday, McEwan’s previous novel, captivated me. McEwan took a close look at a single day in a man’s life. In On Chesil Beach, McEwan moves in even closer; he looks at a few hours in a couple’s life. Whew...
Ian Mc Ewan is fast becoming one of my favourite authors. This is a short, simple story about a newly married couple called Florence and Edward and how " You can ruin everything by not speaking up" I listened to this book which was narrated by Ian McEwan and what a wonderful experience that was....
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