McEwan powerfully
captures the sense of a world that is about to change but hasn't yet.
Even in 1962 these young newly weds are effectively living in the
1940s. The teenager is yet to be invented, the summer of love not
even on the horizon.
This is an
exploration of possibilities that can not be realised, social norms
weigh heavily on Florence and Edward. How hard it is to share you
true thoughts and desires, even with those you are closest too.
McEwan probably
doesn't need additional praise from me...
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