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Black Dogs is a dark and brooding masterpiece from Booker-prize winning Sunday Times bestselling author Ian McEwan.
In 1946, June and Bernard set off on their honeymoon. Fired by their ideals and passion for one another, they had planned an idyllic holiday, but in France they witness an event that alters the course of their lives entirely.
Forty years on, their son-in-law is trying to uncover the cause of their estrangement and is led back to this moment on honeymoon and an experience of such darkness it was to wrench the couple apart.
'Brilliant... A meditation on the intoxications of violence and the redemptive power of love' New Yorker
'Superbly evocative... The novel's of vision of Europe is acute and alive, vivid in its moral complexities' New York Times
'Powerful... Unforgettable' Sunday Telegraph
'Thoughtful and compassionate' London Review of Books
In 1946, June and Bernard set off on their honeymoon. Fired by their ideals and passion for one another, they had planned an idyllic holiday, but in France they witness an event that alters the course of their lives entirely.
Forty years on, their son-in-law is trying to uncover the cause of their estrangement and is led back to this moment on honeymoon and an experience of such darkness it was to wrench the couple apart.
'Brilliant... A meditation on the intoxications of violence and the redemptive power of love' New Yorker
'Superbly evocative... The novel's of vision of Europe is acute and alive, vivid in its moral complexities' New York Times
'Powerful... Unforgettable' Sunday Telegraph
'Thoughtful and compassionate' London Review of Books
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ISBN9780099277088
PublisherRandom House UK Ltd
Publication Date09/03/98
Pages208
Main GenreNovels
Sub GenreContemporary
FormatSoftcover
LanguageEnglish
Price13.00 €
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