{"product_id":"lessons-paperback","title":"Lessons - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIan McEwan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBEST SELLER - A \u003ci\u003eNEW YORKER \u003c\/i\u003eESSENTIAL READ - From the best-selling author of \u003ci\u003eAtonement \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSaturday \u003c\/i\u003ecomes the epic and intimate story of one man's life across generations and historical upheavals. From the Suez Crisis to the Cuban Missile Crisis, the fall of the Berlin Wall to the current pandemic, Roland Baines sometimes rides with the tide of history, but more often struggles against it.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eA BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: \u003ci\u003e Vogue \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e-\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e The New Yorker \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Masterful.... McEwan is a storyteller at the peak of his powers.... One of the joys of the novel is the way it weaves history into Roland's biography.... The pleasure in reading this novel is letting it wash over you.\" --\u003ci\u003eAssociated Press\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen the world is still counting the cost of the Second World War and the Iron Curtain has closed, eleven-year-old Roland Baines's life is turned upside down. Two thousand miles from his mother's protective love, stranded at an unusual boarding school, his vulnerability attracts piano teacher Miss Miriam Cornell, leaving scars as well as a memory of love that will never fade. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow, when his wife vanishes, leaving him alone with his tiny son, Roland is forced to confront the reality of his restless existence. As the radiation from Chernobyl spreads across Europe, he begins a search for answers that looks deep into his family history and will last for the rest of his life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHaunted by lost opportunities, Roland seeks solace through every possible means--music, literature, friends, sex, politics, and, finally, love cut tragically short, then love ultimately redeemed. His journey raises important questions for us all. Can we take full charge of the course of our lives without causing damage to others? How do global events beyond our control shape our lives and our memories? And what can we really learn from the traumas of the past? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEpic, mesmerizing, and deeply humane, \u003ci\u003eLessons \u003c\/i\u003eis a chronicle for our times--a powerful meditation on history and humanity through the prism of one man's lifetime.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIAN MCEWAN is the critically acclaimed author of seventeen novels and two short story collections. His first published work, a collection of short stories, \u003ci\u003eFirst Love, Last Rites\u003c\/i\u003e, won the Somerset Maugham Award. His novels include \u003ci\u003eThe Child in Time\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the 1987 Whitbread Novel of the Year Award; \u003ci\u003eThe Cement Garden\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eEnduring Love\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eAmsterdam\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the 1998 Booker Prize; \u003ci\u003eAtonement\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eSaturday\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eOn Chesil Beach\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eSolar\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eSweet Tooth\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Children Act\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eNutshell\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eMachines Like Me\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a number-one bestseller. \u003ci\u003eAtonement\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEnduring Love, The Children Act\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOn Chesil Beach\u003c\/i\u003e have all been adapted for the big screen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 512\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.88 x 7.96 x 5.31 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 25, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51772338897184,"sku":"9780593468630","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/3d4c53c1d7c0248631fe833d02be62a4.webp?v=1780403480","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/lessons-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}