From the acclaimed author of Atonement comes a novel of remarkable depth and poignancy.
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..
Unbeknownst to them both, the decisions they make this night will resonate throughout their lives.
Yet as they dine, the expectation of their marital duties become overwhelming.
It is 1962, and Florence and Edward are celebrating their wedding in a hotel on the Dorset coast.
Soon to be a major motion picture starring Saoirse Ronan The bestselling, Booker Prize-winning author of Atonement brilliantly illuminates the collision of sexual longing, deep-seated fears, and romantic fantasy on a young couple\'s wedding night.
Set in 1962, On Chesil Beach captures with understanding and compassion the innocence of a young newlywed couple at a time when marriage has been presumed to be the outward sign of maturity and independence.
From the acclaimed author of Atonement comes a novel of remarkable depth and poignancy
