{"product_id":"lessons-1","title":"Lessons","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe mesmerising new novel from Ian McEwan, the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eAtonement\u003c\/i\u003e. The world is forever changing. But for so many of us, old wounds run deep. \u003ci\u003eLessons \u003c\/i\u003eis an intimate yet universal story of love, regret and a restless search for answers.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Lessons \u003c\/i\u003eis deep and wide, ambitious and humble, wise and substantial... McEwan's best novel in 20 years' \u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Superb... A wonderful author has delivered another mesmerising, memorable novel'\u003ci\u003e Independent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e '\u003ci\u003eLessons\u003c\/i\u003e triumphantly achieves its primary aim of conveying the 'commonplace and wondrous' intertwining of global history and everyday life' \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile the world is still counting the cost of the Second World War and the Iron Curtain has descended, young Roland Baines's life is turned upside down. Stranded at boarding school, his vulnerability attracts his piano teacher, Miriam Cornell, leaving scars as well as a memory of love that will never fade.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Twenty-five years later, as the radiation from the Chernobyl disaster spreads across Europe, Roland's wife mysteriously vanishes and he is forced to confront the reality of his rootless existence and look for answers in his family history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e From the fall of the Berlin Wall to the Covid pandemic and climate change, Roland sometimes rides with the tide of history but more often struggles against it. Haunted by lost opportunities, he seeks solace through every possible means - literature, travel, friendship, drugs, politics, sex and love. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHis journey raises important questions. Can we take full charge of the course of our lives without damage to others  How do global events beyond our control shape us and our memories  What role do chance and contingency play in our existence  And what can we learn from the traumas of the past \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Buchserien.de","offers":[{"title":"Neuware","offer_id":53792458539346,"sku":"9781787333987","price":19.6,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0615\/7002\/3593\/files\/unnamed_36d48591-60dc-4484-a2a2-b667195d8774.jpg?v=1781818878","url":"https:\/\/www.buchserien.de\/products\/lessons-1","provider":"Buchserien.de","version":"1.0","type":"link"}