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China: 80,000 evacuated as troops scurry to keep swollen lake from floodingLast update: May 27, 2008 - 9:16 PMdocument.write(”);
Chinese officials evacuated 80,000 people from a valley threatened by possible flooding from a lake formed by landslides following this month’s earthquake as soldiers carved a channel to try to drain the water safely.The landslides dammed the […]

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Radcliffe bronze still ‘awesome’
Yelling and Radcliffe are friends and share the same coaches
An Olympic bronze for Paula Radcliffe would be an “awesome achievement,” says British marathon team-mate Liz Yelling.
Radcliffe, 34, was favourite to win Olympic marathon gold in Beijing but now faces a fight to be fit after suffering a stress fracture to her leg.
“She […]

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Euro 2008: Who will you support?

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Mark Hughes, Roberto Mancini and Felipe Scolari are among those on Chelsea’s shortlist for the managerial job.
Stay where you are guys ~ The Chairman’s a Russian without any idea of loyalty or fairness……..and doesn’t really know much about football either.

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Manchester United have threatened to report Real Madrid to Fifa over their interest in signing Cristiano Ronaldo.A United statement read: “We have watched with growing irritation the comments attributed to Real Madrid over their alleged desire to sign Cristiano.“We will have no alternative but to report Real if it continues to behave in this totally […]

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Crystal Palace midfielder Carl Fletcher will captain Wales in Wednesday night’s friendly against Iceland in Reykjavik.
Fletcher, 28, takes the armband because Craig Bellamy is not fit enough to reclaim his captain’s role, while stand-in Simon Davies is out injured.
West Ham striker Bellamy could play some part, but boss John Toshack will turn to his youngsters […]

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The complete review’s Review:
The first half of Atonement — the long first part of the book — is set in 1935, at the Tallis home in the English countryside. It begins with Briony Tallis, a bright but still very childish thirteen year-old, preparing a play, The Trials of […]

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The complete review’s Review:
       The first half of Atonement — the long first part of the book — is set in 1935, at the Tallis home in the English countryside. It begins with Briony Tallis, a bright but still very childish thirteen year-old, preparing a play, The Trials of Arabella. Briony seems a budding dramatist, enjoying […]

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Review Consensus:
  Only a few with a few reservations — but most are very, very impressed
  From the Reviews:

“The extraordinary range of Atonement suggests that there’s nothing McEwan can’t do. (…) We’re each of us, McEwan suggests, composing our lives.” - Ron Charles, Christian Science Monitor
“A challenging and brilliant work, it rewards careful attention to the writer’s […]

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Review Consensus: Only a few with a few reservations — but most are very, very impressed.
From the Reviews:
“The extraordinary range of Atonement suggests that there’s nothing McEwan can’t do. (…) We’re each of us, McEwan suggests, composing our lives.” - Ron Charles, Christian Science Monitor
“A challenging and brilliant work, it rewards careful […]

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Ian McEwan’s stony-titled new novel, ”Atonement,” opens with a scene of pastoral bliss. It is 1935, an English summer is in full swing and parallelograms of morning light are making their way across the floor of the Tallis family’s country house, where everyone is busy preparing for the return of Leon, the oldest son. This […]

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In his latest book Atonement Ian McEwan brings the British novel into the 21st century, says Geoff Dyer Saturday September 22, 2001The Guardian
Atonement Ian McEwanJonathan Cape£16.99
The twists and turns of Ian McEwan’s fiction are built on a knack for sustained illusion. When he writes “a glass of beer” we do not just see it; we […]

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Point of View
Frank Kermode
Atonement by Ian McEwan
Minor resemblances between this novel by Ian McEwan and Henry James’s What Maisie Knew have already been noticed and are of some interest. James left a quite full record of the development of his story, which described modern divorce and adultery from the point of view of a young […]

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Our next discussion is on the book “Atonement”………………..by Ian McEwan.
I’m not a real fan of this guy…..found “Saturday” a turn-off!! But I’m willing to give it a try. I suppose the film was OK.

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We took a boat trip…..same day, same river, same photo……

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We took a trip on a river on a cold and wet day……….

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Mirror image………

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Snapped by Brian in Paris

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