As it follows that crime's repercussions through the chaos and carnage of World War II and into the close of the twentieth century, Atonement engages the reader on every conceivable level, with an ease and authority that mark it as a genuine masterpiece. But Briony' s incomplete grasp of adult motives-together with her precocious literary gifts-brings about a crime that will change all their lives. On a hot summer day in 1935, thirteen-year-old Briony Tallis witnesses a moment's flirtation between her older sister, Cecilia, and Robbie Turner, the son of a servant and Cecilia's childhood friend. Ian McEwans remarkable new novel Atonement is a love story, a war story and a story about the destructive powers of the imagination.It is, in short. Since Ruthie’s passion is mentoring moms to find joy in motherhood, she provides weekly parenting advice through humor and practical application. Ruthie Gray is a wife, Gigi, and mom of four (who lived to tell about it). National Bestseller Ian McEwan's symphonic novel of love and war, childhood and class, guilt and forgiveness provides all the satisfaction of a brilliant narrative and the provocation we have come to expect from this master of English prose. A great book to think more about what the Bible says about the atonement is called 'The Atonement,' written by Leon Morris. May include 'From the library of' labels. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting.
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