{"product_id":"lessons-paperback-by-ian-mcewan","title":"Lessons Paperback by Ian McEwan","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                    \n                        \n                            \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                            \u003cul\u003e\n                                \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eVintage Canada\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2023-07-25)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e512\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9781039004702\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e351.54\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e7.94 x 5.12 x 0.87\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                            \u003cbr\u003e\n                            \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eINTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER\u003cbr\u003eNAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY \u003ci\u003eVOGUE\u003c\/i\u003e • \u003ci\u003eTHE NEW YORKER\u003c\/i\u003e • \u003ci\u003eTHE GUARDIAN • VOX\u003c\/i\u003e • \u003ci\u003eTHE WASHINGTON POST\u003c\/i\u003e • \u003ci\u003eBOOKPAGE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBoth epic and intimate, the 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—from #1 bestselling author Ian McEwan.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen 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. 2,000 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow, 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the Suez Crisis to the Cuban Missile Crisis, the fall of the Berlin Wall to the current pandemic and climate change, Roland sometimes rides with the tide of history, but more often struggles against it. Haunted by lost opportunities, he 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 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?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEpic, mesmerising and deeply humane, \u003ci\u003eLessons\u003c\/i\u003e is a chronicle for our times—a powerful meditation on history and humanity through the prism of one man’s lifetime.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                            \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                            \u003cp\u003eIAN McEWAN is the critically acclaimed author of seventeen novels and two collections of short stories. His first published work, a collection of short stories, \u003ci\u003eFirst Love, Last Rites\u003c\/i\u003e, won the Somerset Maugham Award. His novels include \u003ci\u003eThe Child in Time\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the 1987 Whitbread Novel of the Year Award; \u003ci\u003eThe Cement Garden\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e Enduring Love\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e Amsterdam\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the 1998 Booker Prize;\u003ci\u003e Atonement\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e Saturday\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e On Chesil Beach\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e Solar\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e Sweet Tooth\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e The Children Act\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e Nutshell\u003c\/i\u003e; and\u003ci\u003e Machines Like Me\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a number one bestseller. \u003ci\u003eAtonement\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e Enduring Love\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e The Children Act \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e On Chesil Beach\u003c\/i\u003e have all been adapted for the big screen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                        \n                    \n                    \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":43156979581089,"sku":"BBSNIJ9781039004702","price":23.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/products\/9781039004702_9ffedaea-f241-4ab4-a2e2-58f789313329.jpg?v=1692309989","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/lessons-paperback-by-ian-mcewan","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}