Lessons
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Lessons
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Lessons
The instant Sunday Times bestseller, a mesmerising story of love, regret and a restless search for answers.
While the world is still counting the cost of the Second World War and the Iron Curtain has descended, young Roland Baines's life is turned upside down. Stranded at boarding school, his vulnerability attracts his piano teacher, Miriam Cornell, leaving scars as well as a memory of love that will never fade.
Twenty-five years later, Roland's wife mysteriously vanishes, and he is left alone with their baby son. Her disappearance sparks a journey of discovery that will continue for decades, as Roland confronts the reality of his rootless existence and attempts to embrace the uncertainty—and freedom—of his future.
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Lessons by Ian McEwan is praised as his most accomplished work since Atonement, featuring intelligent reflections on timeless themes. Critics highlight its deep, life-affirming storytelling and McEwan’s masterful depiction of human emotions, blending destiny with self-determination. The novel captures both youthful passion and the regrets of old age, earning high marks as a superb and mesmerising read.

Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781529116311
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 22 June 2023
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Vintage
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 30.0mm
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 392g
Pages: 496
About the Author
Ian McEwan is the critically acclaimed author of seventeen novels and two short story collections. 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; Nutshell; and Machines Like Me, which was a number-one bestseller. Atonement, Enduring Love, The Children Act and On Chesil Beach have all been adapted for the big screen.
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