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Atonement
- Author
- Ian McEwan
- Narrator
- Josephine Bailey
- Publisher
- Phoenix Books, Inc.
- Publish Date
- 18 April 2006
- Run Time
- 6 hours 3 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Atonement is a story with emotional intensity and a gripping plot, brilliant and utterly enthralling in its depiction of childhood, love, war, England, and class. The novel is a profoundly moving exploration of shame, forgiveness, and the difficulty of absolution.
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- Author
- Ian McEwan
- Narrator
- Josephine Bailey
- Duration
- 6 hours 3 minutes
- Release Date
- 18 April 2006
- ISBN
- 9781614674603
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Phoenix Books, Inc.
- Genre
- Fiction: literary and general non-genre, Fiction: literary and general non-genre
Synopsis
On the hottest day in 1935, and on the brink of a world war, three children lose their innocence as the sweltering summer heat bears down and their lives are changed forever. Cecilia Tallis is of England's privileged class; Robbie Turner is the housekeeper's son. In their moment of intimate surrender, they are interrupted by Cecilia's hyper-imaginative and scheming 13-year-old sister, Briony. As chaos consumes the family, Briony commits a crime, the guilt of which she shall carry throughout her life. Atonement is a story with emotional intensity and a gripping plot, brilliant and utterly enthralling in its depiction of childhood, love, war, England, and class. The novel is a profoundly moving exploration of shame, forgiveness, and the difficulty of absolution.
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