The Child in Time
Mar 2010 · Random House
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Now a major BBC drama starring Benedict Cumberbatch
'Only Ian McEwan could write about loss with such telling honesty' Benedict Cumberbatch
On a routine trip to the supermarket with his daughter one Saturday morning, Stephen Lewis, a well-known writer of children's books, turns his back momentarily. When he looks around again, his child is gone. In a single moment, everything is changed. The kidnapping has a devastating effect on Stephen's life and marriage. Memories and the present become inseparable - as Stephen gets lost in daydreams of the past - and time bends back on itself, dragging Stephen's own childhood back into the present.
'Only Ian McEwan could write about loss with such telling honesty' Benedict Cumberbatch
On a routine trip to the supermarket with his daughter one Saturday morning, Stephen Lewis, a well-known writer of children's books, turns his back momentarily. When he looks around again, his child is gone. In a single moment, everything is changed. The kidnapping has a devastating effect on Stephen's life and marriage. Memories and the present become inseparable - as Stephen gets lost in daydreams of the past - and time bends back on itself, dragging Stephen's own childhood back into the present.
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3.9
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October 16, 2021
I truly enjoyed reading this book. It touches your heart. The story trapped me since the beginning. You witness how Stephen and his wife Julie reach rock bottom as result of the pain, grief and sorrow for their daughter's abduction and how they deal with it separately. The story is told from Stephen's point of view and you follow his line of thoughts that flows backwards and forwards in time, what could make you a little difficult to read, but it is realistic and honest. The only weak point I see are the exhaustive description of the commision where Stephen is (the author uses it as a excuse to show us more about Stephen's state of mind) and the story of his friend and the PM. It seems not to fit well in the story from my point of view, but I think it is a symbol of leaving childhood to become and adult, what it means in our lifes, and how we can face it. Anyhow, the story touched me and the end was unexpected and rewarding.
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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