{"product_id":"9780099497165","title":"Ian Mcewan - Saturday","description":"\u003cp\u003eWritten by Ian Mcewan. Themes include Subjects.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSaturday, February 15, 2003. Henry Perowne is a contented man- a successful neurosurgeon, the devoted husband of Rosalind and proud father of two grown-up children. Unusually, he wakes before dawn, drawn to the window of his bedroom and filled with a growing unease. What troubles him as he looks out at the night sky is the state of the world - the impending war against Iraq, a gathering pessimism since 9\/11, and a fear that his city and his happy family life are under threat.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLater, Perowne makes his way to his weekly squash game through London streets filled with hundreds of thousands of anti-war protestors. A minor car accident brings him into a confrontation with Baxter, a fidgety, aggressive, young man, on the edge of violence. To Perowne's professional eye, there appears to be something profoundly wrong with him.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTowards the end of a day rich in incident and filled with Perowne's celebrations of life's pleasures, his family gathers for a reunion. But with the sudden appearance of Baxter, Perowne's earlier fears seem about to be realised\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll books at Vastela are pre-owned. Condition varies from good to near-new. No book is sold in unacceptable condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vastela Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58150609224054,"sku":null,"price":6.9,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/7144\/1981\/files\/9780099497165.jpg?v=1782382361","url":"https:\/\/www.vastelabooks.com\/products\/9780099497165","provider":"Vastela Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}