5/30/2023 0 Comments Amsterdam novel by ian mcewan![]() Gorgeous, feisty Molly had other lovers, too, notably Julian Garmony, Foreign Secretary, a notorious right-winger tipped to be the next prime minister. Both Clive Linley and Vernon Halliday had been Molly's lovers in the days before they reached their current eminence: Clive is Britain's most successful modern composer, and Vernon is editor of the newspaper The Judge. ![]() On a chilly February day, two old friends meet in the throng outside a London crematorium to pay their last respects to Molly Lane. In lesser hands, such a mix might be lethal. The four McEwan novels-Booker Prize-winning Amsterdam, Enduring Love, Black Dogs, and The Innocent-included in this Reading Group Companion, showcase the author's range and skill as he delivers unlikely, and welcome, combinations of suspense, ethics, philosophy, and political and religious ideology. When you read his earlier works, you'll wonder why he didn't win it sooner. When you read Ian McEwan's most recent novel, Amsterdam, you'll understand why it won the Booker Prize. ![]()
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