A book set on the Dorset coastline is topping the bestseller lists, following a paperback release on January 3rd.
On Chesil Beach, a novel by acclaimed author Ian McEwan, focuses on the honeymoon of a middle class English couple in the early 1960s. The book takes its name from the celebrated shingle beach, where much of the tale's drama pans out.
"They were young, educated, and both virgins on this, their wedding night, and they lived in a time when a conversation about sexual difficulties was plainly impossible.... |