The Cement Garden by Ian McEwan Paperback Book

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Author: Ian McEwan

Format: Quality Paperback

Publisher: Anchor Books

Published: Jan 1994

Genre: Fiction - Literary

Retail Price: $15.00

Pages: 160

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In this tour de force of psychological unease--now a major motion picture starring Charlotte Gainsbourg and Sinead Cusack--McEwan excavates the ruins of childhood and uncovers things that most adults have spent a lifetime forgetting--or denying. 'Possesses the suspense and chilling impact of Lord of the Flies.'--Washington Post Book World.

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