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Book SynopsisTaut, brooding and densely atmospheric, these stories show us the ways in which murder can arise out of boredom, perversity can result from adolescent curiosity, and sheer evil might be the solution to unbearable loneliness.
Trade ReviewMarks the debut of a talented and genuinely imaginative writer * New Statesman *
As promising a first collection of stories as I have ever come across * Vogue *
Ian McEwan writes to shock and succeeds... It is a tour-de-force of concision, and funny, too, in a deadpan manner * Times Literary Supplement *
And now for a brand new writer of formidable talent, Ian McEwan who is 27. His stories
First Love,
Last Rites…are the most devastating debut I have seen for a long time * Daily Mail *
A brilliant debut by the most promising writer around * Observer Books of the Year *
