... . It has the effect that McEwan wants it to -It's gripping". He starts by taking you into the world of Joe Rose a science writer. He is a well-rounded sort of chap, who likes to get to the bottom of things. Joe and his girlfriend Clarissa are having a lunch under a tree in a peaceful meadow. Needless to say from there it only get ... ...

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