Sometimes suspiciously perfect, here McEwan presents a moral dilemma with great insight. Should Fiona Maye - respected Family Law judge - rule that Jehovah's Witness Adam must accept a blood transfusion? Round this central theme and its repercussions McEwan explores wider questions of religion versus a lay society, personal values versus a 'greater' good and, in the end, self-interest versus compassion. Maye's own marital troubles may seem superfluous but perhaps save this novel from becoming a treatise. Impeccable and involving!
(Annabel Bedini - bwl 76 Spring 2015 ) |
