The Child in Time
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Now a major BBC drama starring Benedict Cumberbatch’Only Ian McEwan could write about loss with such telling honesty’ Benedict CumberbatchOn a routine trip to the supermarket with his daughter one Saturday morning, Stephen Lewis, a well-known writer of children’s books, turns his back momentarily. When he looks around again, his child is gone. In a single moment, everything is changed. The kidnapping has a devastating effect on Stephen’s life and marriage. Memories and the present become inseparable – as Stephen gets lost in daydreams of the past – and time bends back on itself, dragging Stephen’s own childhood back into the present.
Additional information
Weight | 0.209 kg |
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Dimensions | 1.6 × 12.9 × 19.8 cm |
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Format | Paperback |
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Pages | 256 |
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Year Published | 1997-6-5 |
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Publication City/Country | London, United Kingdom |
ISBN 10 | 0099755017 |
About The Author | Ian McEwan is the critically acclaimed author of seventeen books. His first published work, a collection of short stories, First Love, Last Rites, won the Somerset Maugham Award. His novels include The Child in Time, which won the 1987 Whitbread Novel of the Year Award; The Cement Garden; Enduring Love; Amsterdam, which won the 1998 Booker Prize; Atonement; Saturday; On Chesil Beach; Solar; Sweet Tooth; The Children Act; and Nutshell, which was a Number One bestseller. Atonement and Enduring Love have both been turned into award-winning films, The Children Act and On Chesil Beach are in production and set for release this year, and filming is currently underway for a BBC TV adaptation of The Child in Time. |
Spooky…a wonderful novel |
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Other text | The Child in Time is an extraordinary achievement |
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