The Child in Time (2) (Ian McEwan Series #1)

By: Ian McEwan

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Synopsis: A child&’s abduction sends a father reeling in this Whitbread Award-winning novel that explores time and loss with &“narrative daring and imaginative genius&” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review). Stephen Lewis, a successful author of children&’s books, is on a routine trip to the supermarket with his three-year-old daughter. In a brief moment of distraction, she suddenly vanishes—and is irretrievably lost. From that moment, Lewis spirals into bereavement that effects his marriage, his psyche, and his relationship with time itself: &“It was a wonder that there could be so much movement, so much purpose, all the time. He himself had none at all.&” In The Child in Time, acclaimed author Ian McEwan &“sets a story of domestic horror against a disorienting exploration in time&” producing &“a work of remarkable intellectual and political sophistication&” that has been adapted into a PBS Masterpiece movie starring Benedict Cumberbatch (Kirkus Reviews, starred review). &“A beautifully rendered, very disturbing novel.&” —Publishers Weekly