![]() Her beauty lay concealed behind her manner.” And then: “Her displeasure came as a quick exhalation through her nostrils, a reverse sniff he had heard before. Roland Baines is an 11-year-old boy at boarding school when he attracts the attention of a predatory piano teacher, which leads to encounters that will haunt him for years: “The teacher sat close by him on the long stool. With that out of the way, I can say how powerful and affecting the book is-it’s a lens into the way past trauma, parenthood, and global events affect a life. ![]() I tell him that the book especially resonates with me, as it encompasses the span of my lifetime. McEwan-whose work has stirred controversy, received critical acclaim, made bestseller lists, been adapted for film, and received many awards, including the 1998 Booker -writes with passion, humor, and insight in this ambitious novel. Ian McEwan’s 18th novel, Lessons (Knopf, Sept.), cuts a wide swath through history, from post-WWII to the pandemic, with the story told through the experiences of a single man. ![]()
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