In his triumphant new novel, Ian McEwan, the bestselling author of *Atonement,* follows an ordinary man through a Saturday whose high promise gradually turns nightmarish. Henry Perownea neurosurgeon, urbane, privileged, deeply in love with his wife and grown-up childrenplans to play a game of squash
Saturday: a novel
β Scribed by Ian McEwan
- Publisher
- Anchor Books;Jonathan Cape
- Year
- 2006;2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 185 KB
- Edition
- 1st large print ed
- Category
- Fiction
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β¦ Synopsis
SUMMARY:
In his triumphant new novel, Ian McEwan, the bestselling author of Atonement, follows an ordinary man through a Saturday whose high promise gradually turns nightmarish. Henry Perownea neurosurgeon, urbane, privileged, deeply in love with his wife and grown-up childrenplans to play a game of squash, visit his elderly mother, and cook dinner for his family. But after a minor traffic accident leads to an unsettling confrontation, Perowne must set aside his plans and summon a strength greater than he knew he had in order to preserve the life that is dear to him.
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{ Oct 2020 - epub revisions. Verified ebook for complete book description, cover, table of contents, content separation, and epub format error checking. } ebook, 162 pages Published 2005 Anchor eBook (2006) In his triumphant new novel, Ian McEwan, the bestselling author of Atonement, follows a