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The Cement Garden by Ian McEwan · Booklabria

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The Cement Garden

EnglandOrphans

The Cement Garden

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First published: 1978
Editions: 26 in 8 languages

Synopsis

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.

Subjects: England
Orphans
Ficción
Abandoned children
Huérfanos
Dood
Set in: England
Inglaterra

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26 in 8 languages

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English13 French3 Spanish3 German2 All 8 languages

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