4 copies of Atonement (Reading Guide Edition) by Ian McEwan available for swapping (see below). Click the 'Swap with this member' link to swap.
Ian McEwan's Booker Prize-nominated Atonement is his first novel since Amsterdam took home the prize in 1998. But while Amsterdam was a slim, sleek piece, Atonement is a more sturdy, more ambitious work, allowing McEwan more room to play, think, and experiment. We meet 13-year-old Briony Tallis in the summer of 1935, as she attempts to stage a production of her new drama "The Trials of Arabella" to welcome home her older, idolized brother Leon. But she soon discovers that her cousins, the glamorous Lola and the twin boys Jackson and Pierrot, aren't up to the task, and directorial ambitions are abandoned as more interesting prospects of preoccupation come onto the scene. The charlady's son, Robbie Turner, appears to be forcing Briony's sister Cecilia to strip in the fountain and sends her obscene letters; Leon has brought home a dim chocolate magnate keen for a war to promote his new "Army Ammo" chocolate bar; and upstairs, Briony's migraine-stricken mother Emily keeps tabs on the ... read more
User: kirkmanpdle User Rating: (Rated by 442 users) Super Trooper Swapper! Last logged-in: 05/09/2010
Date added: 23/08/2009 Edition: Vintage 2005
User Description: This is an ex-library book, with the usual marks and stickers.Plus Plastic cover.
Book Condition: Acceptable Book Damage: Other damage
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User: jay11 User Rating: (Rated by 12 users) Last logged-in: 22/08/2010
Date added: 20/07/2009 Edition: Vintage 2005
User Description: faint coffee ring on cover
Book Condition: Excellent Book Damage: Other stains
User: markee User Rating: (Rated by 9 users) Last logged-in: 09/06/2010
Date added: 09/07/2009 Edition: <unknown> (Why is this unknown?)
User Description: The spine is creased and it has a bit of wear and tear, but it is still very readable.
Book Condition: Acceptable Book Damage: Slightly creased spine
User: bakey User Rating: (Rated by 71 users) Super Swapper! Last logged-in: 05/09/2010
Date added: 26/06/2008 Edition: Vintage 2005
User Description: Book cover has a few marks on it, nothing too bad. From a smoke free home.
Book Condition: Excellent Book Damage: Other damage
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