The Children Act
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The Children Act by Ian Mcewan
Fiona Maye, a leading High Court judge, renowned for her fierce intelligence and sensitivity is called on to try an urgent case. For religious reasons, a seventeen-year-old boy is refusing the medical treatment that could save his life. Time is running out. She visits the boy in hospital – an encounter which stirs long-buried feelings in her and powerful new emotions in the boy. But it is Fiona who must ultimately decide whether he lives or dies and her judgement will have momentous consequences for them both.
Compulsively readable.. McEwan’s prose keeps its cutting edge and his books are the ones the reading public still crave… A masterly balance between research and imagination… One feels an immediate pleasure in returning to prose of uncommon clarity, unshowiness and control * The Times *
Classic McEwan… It’s a pleasure from start to finish, one not to be interrupted * Guardian *
A powerful, humane novel * Evening Standard *
One of the finest writers alive * Sunday Times *
McEwan writes as beautifully and elegantly as ever, his prose quintessentially English in its restraint, one meticulously chosen word hinting at depths of emotion * Washington Post *
A finely written, engaging read… Poignant, challenging and lyrical * Sunday Express *
A class act by one of our finest novelists. -- Viv Groskop * Red *
A compelling moral dilemma [with] a moving and heartfelt denouement. * Tatler *
Shows McEwan as a master of fiction. -- Olivia Cole * GQ *
It is one most extraordinary, powerful, moving reading experiences of my life. It is an utterly remarkable novel, delicately balanced, perfectly crafted, beautifully written. -- Alberto Manguel
Classic McEwan… It’s a pleasure from start to finish, one not to be interrupted * Guardian *
A powerful, humane novel * Evening Standard *
One of the finest writers alive * Sunday Times *
McEwan writes as beautifully and elegantly as ever, his prose quintessentially English in its restraint, one meticulously chosen word hinting at depths of emotion * Washington Post *
A finely written, engaging read… Poignant, challenging and lyrical * Sunday Express *
A class act by one of our finest novelists. -- Viv Groskop * Red *
A compelling moral dilemma [with] a moving and heartfelt denouement. * Tatler *
Shows McEwan as a master of fiction. -- Olivia Cole * GQ *
It is one most extraordinary, powerful, moving reading experiences of my life. It is an utterly remarkable novel, delicately balanced, perfectly crafted, beautifully written. -- Alberto Manguel
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.
| SKU | CIN1784705578G |
| ISBN 13 | 9781784705572 |
| ISBN 10 | 1784705578 |
| Title | The Children Act |
| Author | Ian Mcewan |
| Condition | Good |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2018-08-09 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
| Prizes | Long-listed for I.M.P.A.C. Dublin Award 2016 (UK) |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us |
