| Genre: | Literature |
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| Language : | English |
| Published: | June 05, 1997 |
| Edition: | 15th |
Paperback | |
| ISBN13: | 9780099755012 |
| ISBN10: | 0099755017 |
| Pages: | 256 |
| Dimensions: | 5.08 x 7.8 x 0.63 inches |
| Weight: | 209 g |
About the Book
Now a major BBC drama starring Benedict Cumberbatch‘Only Ian McEwan could write about loss with such telling honesty’ Benedict CumberbatchOn a routine trip to the supermarket with his daughter one Saturday morning, Stephen Lewis, a well-known writer of children’s books, turns his back momentarily. When he looks around again, his child is gone. In a single moment, everything is changed. The kidnapping has a devastating effect on Stephen’s life and marriage. Memories and the present become inseparable – as Stephen gets lost in daydreams of the past – and time bends back on itself, dragging Stephen’s own childhood back into the present.