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The breathtaking new novel from Ian McEwan
‘A thumping literary mystery’ Independent
‘A gripping page-turner’ Observer
‘A beautiful novel, full of wisdom and heart. I loved it’ Elif Shafak
2014: A poem is read aloud once then vanishes without a trace.
2119: A century later, the seas have risen and the world is under water. Those who remain are haunted by what’s been lost – and what might still be found.
When university scholar Tom Metcalfe stumbles across a clue that may lead to the great lost poem, he reveals a story of entangled love and a brutal crime that challenges everything he thought he knew about the past?
READERS LOVE WHAT WE CAN KNOW:
‘Fantastic?a book I will treasure forever’
‘Brilliant, gripping, fascinating’
‘Makes you question everything you think you know’
‘A beautiful exploration of memory and love’
‘What a book. Utterly absorbing’
‘Rewarding and thought-provoking’ Financial Times
‘A master storyteller’ The Times
‘It gave me so much pleasure’ New York Times
‘Haunting, playful and ultimately hopeful? A wonderful book’ Kaliane Bradley
*A BOOK OF THE YEAR for the Sunday Times, Guardian, New York Times, New Statesman, Spectator, New Yorker, i Paper and Barack Obama*
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2014: A great poem is read aloud and never heard again. For generations, people speculate about its message, but no copy has yet been found. 2119: The lowlands of the UK have been submerged by rising seas. Those who survive are haunted by the richness of the world that has been lost. Tom Metcalfe, an academic at the University of the South Downs, part of Britain’s remaining island archipelagos, pores over the archives of that distant era, captivated by the freedoms and possibilities of human life at its zenith. When he stumbles across a clue that may lead to the lost poem, a story is revealed of entangled loves and a crime that destroy his assumptions about people he thought he knew intimately well.
| Weight | 0.254 kg |
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| Dimensions | 19.7 × 12.9 × 2.2 cm |
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| Cover | Paperback |
| Pages | 301 |
| Language | English |
| Edition | 1st paperback ed |
| Dewey | 823.92 (edition:23) |
| Readership | General – Trade / Code: K |
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