Sold out
Parameters
- 256 pages
- 9 hours of reading
More about the book
Stephen Lewis, a successful author of children's books, takes his three-year-old daughter on a routine Saturday morning trip to the supermarket. While waiting in line, his attention is distracted and his daughter is kidnapped. From there, Lewis spirals into bereavement that has effects on his relationship with his wife, his psyche and time itself.
Book purchase
The Child in Time, Ian McEwan
- Language
- Released
- product-detail.submit-box.info.binding
- (Paperback)
We’ll email you as soon as we track it down.
Payment methods
We’re missing your review here.
- Title
- The Child in Time
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Ian McEwan
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 256
- ISBN10
- 0099755017
- ISBN13
- 9780099755012
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Historical Themes, Contemporary Fiction, Relationships, 20th century, British Literature, Literary Fiction, English Literature, Adapted for Film, Kidnappings, Family relationships, Death of a Child
- First published
- 1987
- Original title
- The Child in Time
- Rating
- 3.6 out of 5
- Description
- Stephen Lewis, a successful author of children's books, takes his three-year-old daughter on a routine Saturday morning trip to the supermarket. While waiting in line, his attention is distracted and his daughter is kidnapped. From there, Lewis spirals into bereavement that has effects on his relationship with his wife, his psyche and time itself.