Ian McEwan

As their holiday unfolds, Colin and Maria are locked into their own intimacy. They groom themselves meticulously, as though someone is waiting for them who cares deeply about how they appear. When they meet a man with a disturbing story to tell, they become drawn into a fantasy of violence and obsession.

Fiona Maye is a leading High Court judge who presides over cases in the family court. She is renowned for her fierce intelligence, exactitude, and sensitivity. But her professional success belies private sorrow and domestic strife. There is the lingering regret of her childlessness, and now her marriage of thirty …

L'Enfant volé est un roman de l'écrivain britannique Ian McEwan paru originellement en 1987 sous le titre The Child in Time et en français en 15 septembre 1993 aux éditions Gallimard. Il reçoit le prix Costa l'année de sa publication en Angleterre et en France le prix Femina étranger en 1993.

In 1962, Florence and Edward celebrate their wedding in a hotel on the Dorset coast. Yet as they dine, the expectation of their marital duties weighs over them. And unbeknownst to both, the decisions they make this night will resonate throughout their lives. With exquisite prose, Ian McEwan creates in On Chesil Beach …

In Between the Sheets is the second collection of short stories by British writer Ian McEwan.