Nutshell
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Nutshell
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Nutshell
**Sunday Times Number One Bestseller**
A classic tale of murder and deceit from one of the worldβs best storytellers β βa masterpieceβ The Times
Trudy has betrayed her husband, John. She's still in the marital home β a dilapidated, priceless London townhouse β but not with John.
A classic tale of murder and deceit from one of the world's master storytellers - 'a masterpiece' The Times
Nutshell: A classic tale of murder and deceit from one of the world's master storytellers - 'a masterpiece' The Times
Sunday Times Number One Bestseller
Trudy has betrayed her husband, John. She's still in the marital home - a dilapidated, priceless London townhouse - but not with John. Instead, she's with his brother, the profoundly banal Claude, and the two of them have a plan. But there is a witness to their plot - the inquisitive, nine-month-old resident of Trudy's womb.
'An astonishing act of literary ventriloquism unlike any in recent literature. A bravura performance, it is the finest recent work from a true master...' Daily Telegraph
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Nutshell by Ian McEwan is praised for its extraordinary narrative perspective and inventive storytelling, likened to a stunning act of literary ventriloquism. Critics highlight its witty, tragic exploration of human nature and applaud its elegant writing and skillful tension-building. The book is considered both playful and profound, showcasing McEwan's mastery in a unique yet hard-to-categorise work.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781784705114
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 01 June 2017
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Vintage
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 18.0mm
Width: 128.0mm
Height: 196.0mm
Weight: 160g
Pages: 208
About the Author
Ian McEwan is the critically acclaimed author of seventeen books. 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; and Nutshell, which was a Number One bestseller. Atonement and Enduring Love have both been turned into award-winning films, The Children Act and On Chesil Beach are in production and set for release this year, and filming is currently underway for a BBC TV adaptation of The Child in Time.
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