β Scribed by McEwan, Ian
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Paperback, 166 pages
Published 2007
First Anchor Books (2008)
In 1962, Florence and Edward celebrate their wedding in a hotel on the Dorset coast. Yet as they dine, the expectation of their marital duties weighs over them. And unbeknownst to 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.
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### Amazon.com Review Such is Ian McEwan's genius that, despite rambling nature walks and the naming of birds, his subject matter remains hermetically sealed in the hearts of two people. It is 1962 when Edward and Florence, 23 and 22 respectively, marry and repair to a hotel on the Dorset coast fo
### The year is 1962. Florence, the daughter of a successful businessman and an aloof Oxford academic, is a talented violinist. She dreams of a career on the concert stage and of the perfect life she will create with Edward, the earnest young history student she met by chance and who unexpectedly
In 1962, Florence and Edward celebrate their wedding in a hotel on the Dorset coast. Yet as they dine, the expectation of their marital duties weighs over them. And unbeknownst to both, the decisions they make this night will resonate throughout their lives.
Such is Ian McEwan's genius that, despite rambling nature walks and the naming of birds, his subject matter remains hermetically sealed in the hearts of two people. It is 1962 when Edward and Florence, 23 and 22 respectively, marry and repair to a hotel on the Dorset coast for their honeymoon. They
Tienen poco mΓ‘s de veinte aΓ±os, y se conocieron en una manifestaciΓ³n en contra de las armas nucleares. Florence es una chica de clase media alta, su padre es un exitoso hombre de negocios y su madre una activa profesora universitaria. Edward, en cambio, pertenece a una familia que apenas se sostiene
Tienen poco mΓ‘s de veinte aΓ±os y se conocieron en una manifestaciΓ³n en contra de las armas nucleares. Florence es una chica de clase media alta. Edward, en cambio, pertenece a una familia que vive en la zona baja de la clase media. Ambos son inocentes, y vΓrgenes, y tras un largo cortejo se han casa