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a novel · · 480 pages

Atonement

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On a summer day in 1935, young Briony Tallis witnesses a moment s flirtation between her older sister, Cecilia, and Robbie Turner, the son of a servant. But Briony s misunderstanding of adult motives and her precocious imagination bring about …

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On a summer day in 1935, young Briony Tallis witnesses a moment s flirtation between her older sister, Cecilia, and Robbie Turner, the son of a servant. But Briony s misunderstanding of adult motives and her precocious imagination bring about a crime that will change all their lives, a crime whose repercussions Atonement follows through the chaos and carnage of World War II and into the close of the 20th century.

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"On a summer day in 1935, young Briony Tallis witnesses a moment s flirtation between her older sister, Cecilia, and Robbie Turner, the son of a servant. But Briony s …"

— Margaret

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