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Ordinary man's day spirals into unexpected ordeal.

Imagine your Saturday not going as planned, but instead taking you on a tense and introspective journey. McEwan pulls you into the life of Henry Perowne, offering a deep dive into one man's psyche as everyday events unfold with extraordinary consequences. It's a book that ponders the fragile nature of normalcy, making you value the mundane moments and the thin line between a typical day and chaos.

  • Booker Prize Nominee for Longlist (2005)
  • James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Fiction (2005)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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ISBN: 9781400076192
Authors: Ian McEwan
Publisher: Anchor
Date of Publication: 2006-04-11
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Contemporary, Literary Fiction
Related Topics: Literature
Goodreads rating: 3.64
(rated by 71337 readers)

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Saturday, February 15, 2003. Henry Perowne is a contented man - a successful neurosurgeon, the devoted husband of Rosalind, and proud father of two grown-up children. Unusually, he wakes before dawn, drawn to the window of his bedroom and filled with a growing unease. As he looks out at the night sky, he is troubled by the state of the world - the impending war against Iraq, a gathering pessimism since 9/11, and a fear that his city and his happy family life are under threat. Later, as Perowne makes his way through London streets filled with hundreds of thousands of anti-war protestors, a minor car accident brings him into a confrontation with Baxter, a fidgety, aggressive young man, on the edge of violence. To Perowne's professional eye, there appears to be something profoundly wrong with him. But it is not until Baxter makes a sudden appearance as the Perowne family gathers for a reunion, that Henry's fears seem about to be realised.
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Ordinary man's day spirals into unexpected ordeal.

Imagine your Saturday not going as planned, but instead taking you on a tense and introspective journey. McEwan pulls you into the life of Henry Perowne, offering a deep dive into one man's psyche as everyday events unfold with extraordinary consequences. It's a book that ponders the fragile nature of normalcy, making you value the mundane moments and the thin line between a typical day and chaos.

  • Booker Prize Nominee for Longlist (2005)
  • James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Fiction (2005)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.