First Love, Last Rites
- ISBN-10
- 1784703605
- ISBN-13
- 9781784703608
- Category
- Fiction
- Pages
- 208
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2018-10-04
- Publisher
- Vintage Books
- Author
- Ian McEwan
Description
Taut, brooding and densely atmospheric, these stories show us the ways in which murder can arise out of boredom, perversity can result from adolescent curiosity, and sheer evil might be the solution to unbearable loneliness.
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