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By Ian McEwan
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By Ian McEwan
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Saturday, February 15, 2003. Henry Perowne is a content, successful neurosurgeon enjoying what begins as an average Saturday, with plans to play squash with colleagues, visit his elderly mother, and have dinner with his loving wife and children. However, a minor traffic accident leads Henry to cross paths with an aggressive young man who changes not only the course of Henry’s afternoon, but his entire future as well. First published in 2006, this deftly crafted novel reflects upon modern politics, particularly the impact of 9/11 and the war in Iraq.
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The Booker Prize winner and bestselling author of Atonement follows an ordinary man through a Saturday whose high promise gradually turns nightmarish in this “dazzling [and] powerful” novel (The New York Times).
Henry Perowne—a neurosurgeon, urbane, privileged, deeply in love with his wife and grown-up children—plans to play a game of squash, visit his elderly mother, and cook dinner for his family. But after a minor traffic accident leads to an unsettling confrontatio...
Henry Perowne—a neurosurgeon, urbane, privileged, deeply in love with his wife and grown-up children—plans to play a game of squash, visit his elderly mother, and cook dinner for his family. But after a minor traffic accident leads to an unsettling confrontatio...
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