“Lessons,” by Ian McEwan (Alfred A. Knopf)“Roland occasionally reflected on the events and accidents, personal and global, minuscule and momentous that had formed and determined his existence.” That one sentence in Ian McEwan’s new novel, “Lessons,” nicely sums up the book. When we first meet Roland Baines he is a new parent, struggling to his raise his son alone. It’s clear that this abusive and domineering relationship will define Roland’s life long after Miriam is no longer part of it. Later, as a young man before the birth of his son, Roland is at the Brandenburg gate when the Berlin Wall comes down. Those historic markers put the very personal story of Roland’s life in perspective.

Source: Libya Today September 12, 2022 20:23 UTC