In Ian McEwan’s Atonement (2001), aspiring writer 13-year-old Briony Tallis glimpses a world of opaque “adult emotion”. Holding a pen and blank paper before her, she feels a powerful impulse to write ...
In Ian McEwan’s Atonement (2001), aspiring writer ... Later, looking through the door of their darkened library, Briony mistakenly believes she sees Robbie committing a violent assault on her sister.