Ian McEwan's Enduring Love

by Peter Childs

Ian McEwan is one of Britain's most inventive and important contemporary writers. Also adapted as a film, his novel Enduring Love (1997) is a tale of obsession that has both troubled and enthralled readers around the world. Renowned author Peter Childs explores the intricacies of this haunting novel to Part of the Routledge Guides to Literature series, this volume is essential reading for all those beginning detailed study of Enduring Love and seeking not only a guide to the novel, but a way through the wealth of contextual and critical material that surrounds it.

160 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2006

Reviews

[Brooke · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm not sure why goodreads is not finding the exact book, but it's Enduring Love BY Ian McEwan. I have loved McEwan's work, and this did not disappoint with incredibly descriptive language, amazing turn of phrase, and a story that grabs you from word one. The opening scene is so gripping, but I did have a hard time getting pulled in after that - mostly because I was reading it in much too short bits. It did grab me when I got to read longer stretches, and it was excellent. So many angles to it - science v. religion; trust in relationships; truth and how it can be interpreted so many ways; sanity v. delusion. Recommend!

[Anna Claire · Rating 5 out of 5]

fasinating. Clever. Got me hooked on Ian Mcewan.

[Rose East · Rating 2 out of 5]

I gave up as it was getting on my nerves. Too much self-indulgent ramblings from the looney.