English literature

The Child in Time

“Time is the substance from which I am made. Time is a river which carries me along, but I am the river; it is a tiger that devours […]

English literature

On Chesil Beach

“They were young, educated, and both virgins on this, their wedding night, and they lived in a time when a conversation about sexual difficulties was plainly impossible.” Chapter […]

English literature

Enduring Love

“The beginning is simple to mark.” — Ian McEwan, Enduring Love Chapter 1 The novel opens with a dramatic and tragic hot-air balloon accident. Joe Rose, a science […]

English literature

Saturday

“The cost of oblivious daydreaming was always this moment of return, the realignment with what had been before and now seemed a little worse.” — Ian McEwan, Saturday […]

English literature

Atonement

“The cost of oblivious daydreaming was always this moment of return, the realignment with what had been before and now seemed a little worse.” Part One: 1935 The […]