About this title: "The Child in Time" opens with a harrowing event. Stephen Lewis, a successful author of children's books, takes his three-year-old daughter on a routine Saturday morning trip to the supermarket. While waiting in line, his attention is distracted and his daughter is kidnapped. Just like that. From there, Lewis spirals into bereavement that has effects on his relationship with his wife, his psyche and time itself.
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Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Acceptable. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Edition: First Edition, Third Printing
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin USA, E Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780140112467ISBN:0140112464
Description: Good. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. A good paperback copy that would be considered very good except for the fact that there is a certain amount of underlining throughout. The binding is solid, and there are no reading creases in the spine. The cover shows only mild wear. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------This early novel by McEwan is a study in paternal grief. The story begins two years after Stephen Lewis's three-year-old daughter Kate is abducted ... read more
Binding: Mass market paperback
Publisher: Vintage, London
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13:9780099755012ISBN:0099755017
Description: Fine. Crown octavo (8vo) 7.50 x 5 inches. "Stephen Lewis, a successful author of children's books, takes his three-year-old daughter on a routine Saturday morning trip to the supermarket. While waiting in line, his attention is distracted and his daughter is kidnapped. From there, Lewis spirals into bereavement that has effects on his relationship with his wife, his psyche and time itself. "-From the back cover. read more
Description: Like New. Trade paperback. Like new; no internal markings; has lost its "Brand New" shine but no obvious defects. In sealed plastic protection. 1997. Trade paperback. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Picador, London
Date Published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780330304061ISBN:0330304062
Description: Fair. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. Quite a bit of shelf wear/light creasing to the cover edges and surface, mainly to the corners, and some rubbing to the edges. Faint marking of the cover surface, a handwritten dedication on the inside synopsis page and the page edges have a tan. Despite all its faults, the book is still very much intact and the pages are tight and extremely clean. The spine is crease free. All my products are carefully packed and I make every effort to despatch orders the same day ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Jonathan Cape Ltd
Date Published: 1987
ISBN-13:9780224024990ISBN:022402499X
Description: Good. EX-LIBRARY WITH USUAL LIBRARY MARKINGS. USUAL SIGNS OF A WELL READ BOOK BUT GOOD OVERALL CONDITION SECURE DAILY POSTING FROM UK. 30 DAY GUARANTEE. read more
Binding: PAPERBACK
Publisher: PICADOR
Date Published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780330304061ISBN:0330304062
Description: Fair. Paperback, Larger format, a good reading copy. Your book will be securely packed and promptly dispatched from our UK warehouse. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Jonathan Cape
Date Published: 1987
ISBN-13:9780224024990ISBN:022402499X
Description: Good. Message within the book from previous owner. Spine-Slightly worn in accordance with age and use. **SHIPPED FROM UK** We believe you will be completely satisfied with our quick and reliable service. All orders are dispatched as swiftly as possible! Buy with confidence! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Heinemann Educational Publishers
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780435124502ISBN:0435124501
Description: Good. **SHIPPED FROM UK** We believe you will be completely satisfied with our quick and reliable service. All orders are dispatched as swiftly as possible! Buy with confidence! read more
Description: Acceptable. Ships from the UK. Former Library book. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Your purchase also supports literacy charities. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Heinemann
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780435124502ISBN:0435124501
Description: Good. This book is in GOOD overall condition. It shows signs of having been read and has general light wear to the cover, spine and pages. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Jonathan Cape Ltd
Date Published: 1987
ISBN-13:9780224024990ISBN:022402499X
Description: Very Good in Very Good. jacket. Minor bumping to edges and extremities. Minor rubbing to edges and extremities. Next working day dispatch from the UK. Please contact us with any queries. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Picador
Date Published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780330304061ISBN:0330304062
Description: Good. **SHIPPED FROM UK** We believe you will be completely satisfied with our quick and reliable service. All orders are dispatched as swiftly as possible! Buy with confidence! read more
"It's not correct to say I finished this book; I just stopped reading. With one exception (The Innocent) I have put down every McEwan book I tried to read. I find his initial premises fascinating, but after 50 pages or so, I start to get bogged down in what I would call "over-writing," by which I mean writing for the author and not the reader. The story becomes relatively meaningless, and even the characters are subservient to the writer's phrase. I'm probably in a minority, but that's my take."
"This was easily the strangest of McEwan's novels I've read. The chances it takes are odd, and the book as a whole raises more questions than it answers.
McEwan has such a masterful grasp on time as presented in fiction, though, that throughout the novel you're giving him the benefit of the doubt. But by the novel's conclusion, for once you're not certain that was the wisest course.
There are easier and more rewarding novels in the McEwan canon."
"Deals with several extreme aspects of children and child raising: parents working through a loss, a man reverting to childhood, how the protagonist as a child affected the relationship between his parents, and the anticipation of a new birth. Didn't think this was McEwan's best, but it was interesting."
"It was worth the read but definitely not as good as his others. Although, I would say this ending is by far the happiest of all his books I have read. There is a redeeming quality to it, which is enjoyable. The idea of people processing pain in different ways and on their own time, but ultimately being able to heal together felt like a genuine approach to the story and the characters.
McEwan explored the idea of time in this book and how no one really has a grasp on what time truly is; I am not sure if I necessarily found this part a good addition to the story. In fact, I found it a little weird and out of place. (Although, I am very wiling to listen to different opinions.)
I hadn't heard anything about this book from other people and I suppose that's because if you're going to read and talk about a book of his, this one would be lower on the list. My recommendation: go read Atonement and Chisel Beach first."
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