The Child in Time

The Child in TimeBy: Ian McEwan With extraordinary tenderness and insight, the Booker Prize winner and bestselling author of Atonement takes us into the dark territory of a marriage devastated by the loss of a child. Stephen Lewis, a successful writer of children's books, is confronted with the unthinkable: his only child, three year old Kate, is snatched from him in a supermarket. In one horrifying moment that replays itself over the years that follow, Stephen

showing that the higher he went and the greater his power

to which items can be recycled and tips for grocery shopping

This protective mama-squirrel will swipe Otto's snacks from under his beak if it means another meal for her babies

These are big themes for a new writer but Rakha knows what she's doing

that Firlik finds so appealing–and so difficult to master

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she tries not to listen

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but his most popular lectures deal with life strategy

a way with a skillet

author of The Shark Caller which won the Wales Book of the Year and the Edward Stanford Children's Travel Book of the Year 2022

getting started can feel overwhelming