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Child in Time
Child in Time | Ian McEwan
Stephen Lewis, a successful writer of children's books, is confronted with the unthinkable: his only child, three-year-old Kate, is snatched from him in a supermarket. In one horrifying moment that replays itself over the years that follow, Stephen realizes his daughter is gone.With extraordinary tenderness and insight, Booker Prize winning author Ian McEwan takes us into the dark territory of a marriage devastated by the loss of a child. Kate's absence sets Stephen and his wife, Julie, on diverging paths as they each struggle with a grief that only seems to intensify with the passage of time. Eloquent and passionate, the novel concludes in a triumphant scene of love and hope that gives full rein to the author's remarkable gifts. The winner of the Whitbread Prize, The Child in Time is an astonishing novel by one of the finest writers of his generation."
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Kristelh
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TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Fantastic month!!! 1y
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dariazeoli
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I‘m posting one book per day from my ever-increasing TBR. No description. No explanation. Just books to read. Join the fun if you want.

Day 12.

#fromthetbrstacks

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Flitter
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Haunting. Quietly sad and satisfying. It just charts grief and emotion in a really clever and readable way. Nothing happens really - it‘s not a whodunnit. It stays in my shelf but I don‘t know if I could read it again.

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Lcsmcat
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The blurb makes you think it‘s going to be a mystery - who took Kate? Do they get her back? But it‘s really about an unsolvable mystery - time. Is it a line or a spiral? Do we only move forward, or also backwards, sideways, other? What is “reality“ or “sanity”? And yet it‘s a very readable story. Four stars. #authoramonth2020 @Soubhiville

tpixie Intriguing! 4y
Soubhiville Great review 👍🙂 4y
Lcsmcat @Soubhiville Thanks. @tpixie It gave me things to think about, which I like in a novel. 4y
tpixie ♥️ 4y
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Lcsmcat
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Five hour council meeting last night that ended at midnight, three Zoom meetings and a swearing in today, and I laid down my tracks for Sunday. Time for a kitty and a few chapters. #authoramonth2020

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EadieB
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Book shows just how quickly life can change in an instant. Stephen Lewis, an author of children‘s books, gets distracted while food shopping and his 3 year-old daughter has been kidnapped. His life is changed forever. His bereavement affects his relationship with his wife and his psyche. It was a very moving book with a beautiful ending! A book not to be missed! An extraordinary achievement by Ian McEwan!

#AChildInTime #IanMcEwan #authoramonth

Catherine_Willoughby Was there is BCC show on this? 4y
EadieB @Catherine_Willoughby Yes, I believe so. 4y
Catherine_Willoughby @EadieB must put it down as must read 👍 4y
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scowler1
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Heartbreaking, beautiful stuff. Fat wet tears in my eyes towards the end. I saw the movie recently and they did a pretty decent job too.

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Lcsmcat
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Miniature #bookhaul from the thrift store today. Has anyone read either of these?

LeahBergen No, but I‘m a big McEwan fan! 6y
arubabookwoman I read Loon Lake when it was first published maybe 30+ years ago. I have absolutely no recollection of it, except that I liked it, because I kept it for a possible reread. It‘s still waiting on my shelf for that reread. 6y
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kimgnix
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Anybody else watch The Child in Time on PBS tonight? I thought it was very good, but I haven't read the Ian McEwan book. If you have, I'd love to know what you thought.

BookaholicNatty This sounds soooo good! I will have to check it out! Also Welcome to the #LitsyFamily. Glad to have you as a new book friend!! 7y
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PassportBooks
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Stephen takes his 3-year-old to the market, turns around and she's gone. You'd think this was about a kidnapping or parents dealing with the loss but then there's a guy who reverts to his childhood and a book on raising kids published by the government. Puzzling. I've read 3 books now by McEwan (Atonement, Sweet Tooth) and they all have strange endings that never seem quite right.

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erzascarletbookgasm
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This book won the Whitbread Novel Award/ Costa Book Award #thirty years ago.
#novemberbythenumbers

Ms_T A superb author 😊 7y
MiyakoBunny 🤔You know what I was just pondering unsure if you know the answer but do they have a book about all the literary awards, their origins, & meanings etc? 7y
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Brooke_H
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Those of you who know me also know why I'm going to read this book right now. #PossiblyBenedictCumberbatch

Jinjer Just watched it. Um...WTF????🤔🤔🤔 7y
Brooke_H @Jinjer I chickened out & never read it! I didn‘t think I‘d be able to handle the ambiguous ending! 7y
Jinjer 😂 7y
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Heideschrampf
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Another lit adaptation on the watchlist!

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Marcbrenner
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Had this on the shelf for years. Finally...

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