Atonement by Ian McEwan KNOPF They have nothing in common

They have nothing in common

Allie finds herself in an unimaginable position

and hope that traces a widow's unlikely connection with a giant Pacific octopus

from the foreword

and passionately political work of autofiction

Atonement by Ian McEwan KNOPF They have nothing in commonBrilliant and utterly enthralling in its depiction of childhood, love and war, England and class, this beautiful hardcover edition of the bestselling tour de force (The New York Times) from the Booker Prizewinning author is a profoundand profoundly movingexploration of shame and forgiveness and the difficulty of absolution. One of the New York Timess 100 Best Books of the 21st Century A Kirkus Reviews Best Fiction Book of the Century On the hottest