On Chesil Beach

Praise for On Chesil Beach

#1 National Bestseller

Man Booker Prize Finalist

A Globe & Mail Best Book

A New York Times Notable Book

“Breathtaking…. McEwan’s prose is as masterly as ever, here striking a remarkably subtle balance between detachment and sympathy, dry wit and deep compassion.”

—The Washington Post

“I could have finished it in one reading, but I purposefully stopped because I wanted to prolong it. You put it down because you don’t want it to end.”

—Calgary Herald

“This is McEwan territory, the flawless omniscient narration he’s used so well in novels such as Black Dogs, Amsterdam, and Atonement.”

—National Post

“McEwan shows his usual restraint, rendering large emotional moments with a fine brush and small moments with a single hair.”

—The Globe and Mail

“McEwan’s prose is, as always, intense and visually descriptive, but in this elegantly crafted novel his skill lies in his illumination of an evening taut with emotional paralysis and in his portrayal of missed opportunity.”

—The Economist

“It is superb writing and almost guaranteed to make readers look inward. Should I? Dare I? Such is the power of On Chesil Beach.”

—The Calgary Sun

“A new book by Ian McEwan has long been an event…. On Chesil Beach is more than an event. It is a masterpiece.”

—The Times Literary Supplement

“On Chesil Beach adds another gleaming pebble to the cairn of Ian McEwan’s oeuvre, which grows ever more impressive.”

—Sunday Herald (Scotland)