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The Cement Garden
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After both their father and mother die, a group of four siblings must survive on their own. Told from the perspective of one of the brothers, 14-year-old Jack, we watch the siblings as they navigate difficult feelings and experiences. This was McEwan’s first novel, starting with a bang and dealing with some grim subjects. Even though the contents may be grim and haunting this novel shows the literary prowess of a talented author’s debut.
**In this irresistibly readable ( *New York Review of Books* ) **tour de force of psychological unease, the Booker Prize winner and bestselling author of *Atonement* excavates the ruins of childhood and uncovers things that most adults have spent a lifetime forgetting **—** or denying.** * * * * In the arid summer heat, four children—Jack, Julie, Sue and Tom—find themselves abruptly orphaned. All the routines of childhood are cast aside as the children adapt to a now parentless world. Alone in the house together, the children’s lives twist into something unrecognizable as the outside begins to bear down on them. **Don’t miss Ian McEwan’s new novel, *Lessons.***
| About Author | Ian McEwan studied at the University of Sussex, where he received a BA degree in English Literature in 1970 and later received his MA degree in English Literature at the University of East Anglia.McEw |
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| Author | Ian McEwan |
| Format | Ebook |
| ISBN | 9780679750185 |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 107 |
| Publication Date | 01-12-1994 |
| Publisher | Anchor |
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mpsarch (verified owner) –
Growing up, I was always told to be quiet if I have not anything nice to say. I’ve always disagreed with that notion, but still abided by it whilst under parental supervision. Cement Garden is just as much about being young and the accompanying growing pains, but with a thick dose of the macabre that the author, Ian, seems to have a firm hold on the balance. However, the incessant emphasis on incestuous themes is not just disturbing but in many ways unnecessary. I am only giving this one 2 stars because their are literally two stars in the book: Jack and Julie.