Ian Mcewan - The child in time

Written by Ian Mcewan. Themes include Missing children -- Fiction..

The Child in Time opens with a harrowing event. Stephen Lewis, a successful author of children's books, takes his 3-year-old daughter on a routine Saturday morning trip to the supermarket. While waiting in line, his attention is distracted and his daughter is kidnapped. Just like that. From there, Lewis spirals into bereavement that has effects on his relationship with his wife, his psyche and time itself: It was a wonder there could be so much movement, so much purpose, all the time. He himself had none. This beautifully haunting book won a 1987 Whitbread Prize.

Format: Hardcover

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