Lessons - Ian McEwan

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The instant Sunday Times bestseller, a mesmerising story of love, regret and a restless search for answers. The new novel from the author of Atonement. While the world is still cou nting the cost of the Second World War and the Iron Curtain has descended, young Roland Baines's life is turned upside down. Stranded at boarding school, his vulnerability attracts his piano teacher, Miriam Cornell, leaving scars as well as a memory of love that will never fade. Twenty-five years later Roland's wife mysteriously vanishes, and he is left alone with their baby son. Her disappearance sparks a journey of discovery that will continue for decades, as Roland confronts the reality of his rootless existence and attempts to embrace the uncertainty - and freedom - of his future. Paperback published June 27, 2023 Show more