National bestseller. A symphonic novel about love and war, childhood and class differences, guilt and forgiveness, offering the full satisfaction of a brilliant narrative and the provocation we expect from the celebrated Booker Prize winner and internationally successful author.

On a hot summer day in 1935, thirteen-year-old Briony Tallis witnesses a fleeting moment between her older sister Cecilia and Robbie Turner, the son of a servant and Cecilia's childhood friend. However, Briony's incomplete understanding of adult motives—combined with her precocious literary talents—leads to a crime that will change all their lives.

As it traces the consequences of this crime through the chaos and devastation of World War II to the end of the twentieth century, "Atonement" captivates the reader on every conceivable level, with a lightness and authority that mark it as a true masterpiece. Don't miss Ian McEwan's new novel "Lessons," coming in September!

Ian McEwan is the critically acclaimed author of seventeen novels and two collections of short stories. His first published work, a collection of short stories, "First Love, Last Rites," won the Somerset Maugham Award. His novels include "The Child in Time," ….