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This is a concise and accessible student guide to McEwan's popular novel. "The Continuum Contemporaries" series gives readers accessible and informative introductions to some of the most popular, most acclaimed and most influential novels of recent years. This guide to "Atonement" features a biography of the author, a full-length analysis of the novel, a summary of the novel's popular and critical reception, a discussion of the recent film adaptation and a great deal more. If you're studying this novel, reading it for your book club, or if you simply want to know more about it, you'll find this guide informative, intelligent, and helpful.

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The Continuum Contemporaries series gives readers accessible and informative introductions to some of the most popular, most acclaimed and most influential novels of recent years. This guide to Atonement features a biography of the author, a full-length analysis of the novel, a summary of the novel''s popular and critical reception, a discussion of the recent film adaptation and a great deal more. If you are studying this novel, reading it for your book club, or if you simply want to know more about it, you''ll find this guide informative, intelligent, and helpful.

The Continuum Contemporaries series gives readers accessible and informative introductions to some of the most popular, most acclaimed and most influential novels of recent years. This guide to Atonement features a biography of the author, a full-length analysis of the novel, a summary of the novel's popular and critical reception, a discussion of the recent film adaptation and a great deal more. If you are studying this novel, reading it for your book club, or if you simply want to know more about it, you'll find this guide informative, intelligent, and helpful.