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Book Review of On Chesil Beach

On Chesil Beach
On Chesil Beach
Author: Ian McEwan
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Hardcover
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This little book left me introspective and sad. Told in a unique McEwan style, the book emphasizes that momentary decisions have lifelong consequences (similar in someways to Atonement). It's also a period piece of a time when sexuality and family secrets were kept tightly under wraps.