Nutshell Author:Ian McEwan "Oh God, I could be bounded in a nutshell and count myself king of infinite space--were it not that I have bad dreams." -- William Shakespeare's Hamlet — Trudy has betrayed her husband, John, who trusts and adores her. She's living in the marital home--a dilapidated, and priceless London townhouse -- but J... more »ohn's not there. In his stead is the profoundly banal Claude -- and together they're hatching a murderous plan. But there is an unexpected witness to their plot, who cares deeply about the outcome: the inquisitive nine-month-old inhabitant of Trudy's womb.
Told from a perspective unlike any other, Nutshell is riveting -- an unforgettably original, wickedly entertaining, novel of murder and deceit.« less