Due to his beautiful writing, McEwan is able here to get away with a few irrelevant musings. His personal experience of abandonment, including that of his own children, comes very clearly through the narrative, so that his resentment and lasting hurt is palpable. He has true talent for creating an atmosphere, into which we are immediately drawn.
(Polly Sams Plant - bwl 107 Winter 2023 ) |
