Lessons: A novel ~ SIGNED FIRST EDITION

McEwan, Ian

ISBN 10: 0593535200 / ISBN 13: 9780593535202

Published by Knopf, 2022

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First edition. Hard cover. Knopf Publishing Group (2022) New in new dust jacket. Signed by author. SIGNED FIRST EDITION Hardcover: new. Dust jacket: new. Personally signed by the author to publisher's specially bound page. First edition stated. Dust jacket is wrapped in protective archival grade mylar. Photos available upon request. NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER A NEW YORKER ESSENTIAL READ 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. A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: Vogue The New Yorker "Masterful. McEwan is a storyteller at the peak of his powers…. One of the joys of the novel is the way it weaves history into Roland s biography…. The pleasure in reading this novel is letting it wash over you." Associated Press 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.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Lessons: A novel ~ SIGNED FIRST EDITION
• Publisher: Knopf
• Publication Date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0593535200
• ISBN 13: 9780593535202
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition.
• Condition: New
• Dust Jacket Condition: New
• Signed: Signed by Author

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Synopsis

As news of the disaster at Chernobyl makes its way around the world 37-year-old Roland Baines seals up his London home, dwelling on how the Cuban Missile crisis had led to him sleeping with his piano teacher. Against a backdrop of major global events, this narrative traces Rolandâ€s long life and the memories that follow him. American cut pages.