Download Lessons by Ian McEwan PDF
2022
Title | Lessons by Ian McEwan |
---|---|
Authors | Ian McEwan |
Genres | Fiction Books Historical Fiction |
Publisher | National Geographic Books |
ISBN | 9780593535202 |
NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • From the best-selling author of Atonement and Saturday comes the epic and intimate story of one man's life across generations and historical upheavals. From the Suez Crisis to the Cuban Missile Crisis, the fall of the Berlin Wall to the current pandemic, Roland Baines sometimes rides with the tide of history, but more often struggles against it.When the world is still counting the cost of the Second World War and the Iron Curtain has closed, eleven-year-old Roland Baines's life is turned upside down. Two thousand miles from his mother's protective love, stranded at an unusual boarding school, his vulnerability attracts piano teacher Miss Miriam Cornell, leaving scars as well as a memory of love that will never fade.Now, when his wife vanishes, leaving him alone with his tiny son, Roland is forced to confront the reality of his restless existence. As the radiation from Chernobyl spreads across Europe, he begins a search for answers that looks deep into his family history and will last for the rest of his life.Haunted by lost opportunities, Roland seeks solace through every possible means—music, literature, friends, sex, politics, and, finally, love cut tragically short, then love ultimately redeemed. His journey raises important questions for us all. Can we take full charge of the course of our lives without causing damage to others? How do global events beyond our control shape our lives and our memories? And what can we really learn from the traumas of the past?Epic, mesmerizing, and deeply humane, Lessons is a chronicle for our times—a powerful meditation on history and humanity through the prism of one man's lifetime.
More Books You May Like
![In the Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel Philbrick](https://files.pdfjatt.com/cover/in-the-heart-of-the-sea-by-nathaniel-philbrick.webp)
In the Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel Philbrick
From the author of Mayflower, Valiant Ambition, and In the Hurricane's Eye--the riveting bestseller tells the story o...
![Confessions of a Public Speaker by Scott Berkun](https://files.pdfjatt.com/cover/confessions-of-a-public-speaker-by-scott-berkun.webp)
Confessions of a Public Speaker by Scott Berkun
In this hilarious and highly practical book, author and professional speaker Scott Berkun reveals the techniques behind ...
![Two Nights in Lisbon](https://files.pdfjatt.com/cover/two-nights-in-lisbon.webp)
Two Nights in Lisbon
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES AND NATIONAL BESTSELLER. "There’s no such thing as a book you can’t put down, but this one...
![The Night Fire](https://files.pdfjatt.com/cover/the-night-fire.webp)
The Night Fire
SOME CRIMES LIGHT A FIRE THAT NEVER GOES OUT... 'Connelly is at the top of his game - a humdinger of a thriller'Evening ...
![The Jeffersonians by Kevin R.C. Gutzman](https://files.pdfjatt.com/cover/the-jeffersonians-by-kevin-r-c-gutzman.webp)
The Jeffersonians by Kevin R.C. Gutzman
“A long, insightful look at three Founder presidents. ... Political histories are rarely page-turners, but Gutzman, cl...