Book of the Week – Atonement
Based on Atonement by Ian McEwan
On the hottest day of 1935, 13-year-old Briony witnesses a moment by a fountain, and changes the lives of three people forever. Read by Sian Thomas.
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Licence: ERA Licence required
Content
- Type: Book Reading
- Channel: BBC Radio 4
- Duration: 13'53''
- Broadcast date: 2002
Usage
UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted
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- Literary Resource
Other Archive resources
Atonement (2007)
Thirteen-year-old fledgling writer Briony Tallis irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister's lover of a crime he did not commit.
Book of the Week - Atonement | Episode 11
Robbie tries to survive in wartime. Help is at hand. Sian Thomas reads Ian McEwan's novel of three lives changed by one lie.