Publisher: Vintage Publishing
ISBN: 9780099599630
Number of pages: 224
Weight: 184 g
Dimensions: 198 x 130 x 15 mm
Fascinatingly complex and finally heartbreaking… A quite beautiful work of fiction. - The Times
Another notable volume from one of the finest writers alive. - Washington Post
A masterclass in the power of precision and restraint … McEwan is brilliant on the details that form the backdrop to public and private tragedy. - The Sunday Times
A classic McEwan novella, swift and compelling, asking to be read in a single sitting despite its 200-odd pages… He makes it look simple yet few other writers have anything like his mastery of such prose… So skillfully composed and fluently performed, it’s a pleasure from start to finish, one not to be interrupted. - Evening Standard
The Children Act is in part a tribute to the best of the legal profession and, as a wordsmith, his deep respect for the best of their prose… The book has some landmark McEwan features of skillfully created tension. - Lancet
In typical McEwan style, The Children Act is unputdownable and hauntingly beautiful. - Khaleej Times
The Children Act is a…sophisticated exploration of how society treats children and how children’s welfare can be considered in the complex world in which we live, where issues about how children should be raised are not subject to consensus. - Legal Action
McEwan fans rejoice, as The Children Act is a great novel, showing off the wonderful writing and strong characters that we know him for. Our protangonist this time is Fiona, and the novel is a brilliant study into the... More
This read like a tailor-made book or a creative writing exercise with constant reminders about the topic. As we already know from the blurb, it is about the conflict of religious versus civic law, as a Jehovah’s... More
I found myself thinking why was this written and found it a bit strange. I enjoyed some of the parts describing the feelings of the boy but found the main character's viewpoint to be rather weird several times... More
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