Lessons : a novel
(Large Print)
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Published
[New York] : Random House Large Print, 2022.
ISBN
9780593663998, 0593663993
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Downers Grove Public Library - 2nd Floor - Adult | LARGE TYPE FICTION MCEWAN, I. | On Shelf |
Eisenhower Public Library District - Stacks | LT FIC MCEWAN, I. | On Shelf |
Forest Park Public Library - Stacks | LP FIC MCEWAN | On Shelf |
Homewood Public Library District - Stacks | LT MCEWAN, I. | On Shelf |
Indian Prairie Public Library District - 1st Floor | LARGE TYPE NOVEL MCEWAN | On Shelf |
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LC Subjects
Bildungsromans.
Domestic fiction.
Dysfunctional families -- Fiction.
Families -- History -- Fiction.
Fathers and sons -- Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Large type books.
Life change events -- Fiction.
Men -- Fiction.
Novels.
Pianists -- Fiction.
Piano teachers -- Fiction.
Psychic trauma -- Fiction.
Psychological fiction.
Domestic fiction.
Dysfunctional families -- Fiction.
Families -- History -- Fiction.
Fathers and sons -- Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Large type books.
Life change events -- Fiction.
Men -- Fiction.
Novels.
Pianists -- Fiction.
Piano teachers -- Fiction.
Psychic trauma -- Fiction.
Psychological fiction.
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Published
[New York] : Random House Large Print, 2022.
Format
Large Print
Physical Desc
686 pages (large print) ; 24 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9780593663998, 0593663993
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Description
"Both epic and intimate, the story of one man's life across generations and historical upheavals: a deeply affecting novel about love, loss, ambition, and resolution from the best-selling author of Atonement. When the world is still counting the cost of the Second World War and the Iron Curtain has closed, eleven-year-old Roland Baines's life is turned upside down. 2,000 miles from his mother's protective love, stranded at an unusual boarding school, his vulnerability attracts piano teacher Miss Miriam Cornell, leaving scars as well as a memory of love that will never fade. Now, when his wife vanishes, leaving him alone with his tiny son, Roland is forced to confront the reality of his restless existence. As the radiation from Chernobyl spreads across Europe, he begins a search for answers that looks deep into his family history and will last for the rest of his life. From the Suez Crisis to the Cuban Missile Crisis, the fall of the Berlin Wall to the current pandemic and climate change, Roland sometimes rides with the tide of history, but more often struggles against it. Haunted by lost opportunities, he seeks solace through every possible means--music, literature, friends, sex, politics and, finally, love cut tragically short, then love ultimately redeemed. His journey raises important questions for us all. Can we take full charge of the course of our lives without damage to others? How do global events beyond our control shape our lives and our memories? And what can we really learn from the traumas of the past? Epic, mesmerising and deeply humane, Lessons is a chronicle for our times--a powerful meditation on history and humanity through the prism of one man's lifetime."--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
McEwan, I. (2022). Lessons: a novel (First large print edition.). Random House Large Print.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)McEwan, Ian. 2022. Lessons: A Novel. Random House Large Print.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)McEwan, Ian. Lessons: A Novel Random House Large Print, 2022.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)McEwan, Ian. Lessons: A Novel First large print edition., Random House Large Print, 2022.
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