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The Innocent

A Novel

By Ian McEwan

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| Paperback | 9780385494335

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Leonard Marnham is assigned to a British-American surveillance team in Cold War Berlin. His intelligence work—tunneling under a Russian communications center to tap the phone lines to Moscow—offers him a welcome opportunity to begin shedding his own unwanted innocence, even if he is onlyContinue

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ft published on Sat, 25 Jun 2011

Well done, Ian McEwan

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lrb published on Sat, 4 Sep 2010

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I love the way McEwan turns words into tangible fabric. This novel plays with the blurring line between recognition and disbelief, reaches powerfully the depths of human feelings... love, fear, commitment, loyalty. Where does innocence end, and where insanity begins?

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grenadier said on Feb 4, 2008 | Add your feedback

Set in post-war Berlin, The Innocent started off like an episonage story but turned out to be a psychological thriller, a genre that Ian McEwan masters so well. At first I found it quite boring and was about to give up, but McEwan never lets his readers down and half way through the book, the plot ... (continue)

Set in post-war Berlin, The Innocent started off like an episonage story but turned out to be a psychological thriller, a genre that Ian McEwan masters so well. At first I found it quite boring and was about to give up, but McEwan never lets his readers down and half way through the book, the plot made a shocking turn.
It was a hell of a good read. Totally enjoyable.

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Tracy W said on Feb 27, 2011 | Add your feedback