![]() ![]() ![]() As the novel unfolds, and the novel-within-a-novel becomes ever more obviously inspired by real events, it becomes clear that Laura's novel isn't what it seems it is eventually revealed that Iris herself, not Laura, was the novel-within-a-novel's author and protagonist. The novel takes the form of a gradual revelation, illuminating both Iris' youth and her old age before coming to the pivotal events of her and Laura's lives around the time of the Second World War. Port Ticonderoga is well rendered and the central characters Iris Chase, and her sister Laura more moving and convincingly portrayed than McEwan?s 2001 Briony Tallis and her sister Cecilia. The 2000 Booker Prize Winner that actually justified the plaudits and, despite a striking front cover, never managed to make it to the silver screen. Strongest contender for ?Atonement? source? ![]()
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