Publisher: Vintage; 1st edition
Publication Date: 22nd June 2023
Genre: Political Fiction
Summary:
When the world is still counting the cost of the Second World War and the Iron Curtain has descended, young Roland Baines's life is turned upside down. Stranded at boarding school, his vulnerability attracts his piano teacher, Miriam Cornell, leaving scars as well as a memory of love that will never fade.
Twenty-five years later Roland's wife mysteriously vanishes, and he is left alone with their baby son. Her disappearance sparks of journey of discovery that will continue for decades, as Roland confronts the reality of his rootless existence and attempts to embrace the uncertainty - and freedom - of his future.
Review:
Firstly thank you to Random Things Book Tours, Vintage and Ian McEwan for having me on this tour and for sending me a copy of the book to review.
I've never actually read an Ian McEwan book before so I was really excited to get stuck into this one and it's very cleverly written.
I initially found it a difficult book to get into, it seemed to skip around in time without explanation, I realise it's flashbacks to Roland's life but it threw me, to begin with.
The abuse from the piano teacher was odd to read, I didn't really like those passages, and then they jump quickly to his wife's disappearance from it, like I said I didn't really get on with the timeline jumps.
I have struggled with the book, purely I think because of the jumbled timelines, it's a well-written book and I think it covers some interesting topics, I've enjoyed hearing the thoughts from Roland about fatherhood.
Currently, I haven't finished the book but I will keep reading it but I'm not sure much I'm enjoying it as a whole.
Krystina xx
Firstly thank you to Random Things Book Tours, Vintage and Ian McEwan for having me on this tour and for sending me a copy of the book to review.
I've never actually read an Ian McEwan book before so I was really excited to get stuck into this one and it's very cleverly written.
I initially found it a difficult book to get into, it seemed to skip around in time without explanation, I realise it's flashbacks to Roland's life but it threw me, to begin with.
The abuse from the piano teacher was odd to read, I didn't really like those passages, and then they jump quickly to his wife's disappearance from it, like I said I didn't really get on with the timeline jumps.
I have struggled with the book, purely I think because of the jumbled timelines, it's a well-written book and I think it covers some interesting topics, I've enjoyed hearing the thoughts from Roland about fatherhood.
Currently, I haven't finished the book but I will keep reading it but I'm not sure much I'm enjoying it as a whole.
Krystina xx
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