What We Can Know - Ian McEwan

The breathtaking new novel from Ian McEwan`A thumping literary mystery' Independent`A gripping page-turner' Observer`A beautiful novel, full of wisdom and heart. I loved it' Elif Shafak2014: A poem is read aloud once then vanishes without a trace. 2119: A century later, the seas have risen and the world is under water. Those who remain are haunted by what's been lost - and what might still be found. When university scholar Tom Metcalfe stumbles across a clue that may lead to the great lost poem, he reveals a story of entangled love and a brutal crime that challenges everything he thought he knew about the past.READERS LOVE WHAT WE CAN KNOW:`Fantastic.a book I will treasure forever'`Brilliant, gripping, fascinating'`Makes you question everything you think you know'`A beautiful exploration of memory and love'`What a book. Utterly absorbing'`Rewarding and thought-provoking' Financial Times`A master storyteller' The Times`It gave me so much pleasure' New York Times`Haunting, playful and ultimately hopeful. A wonderful book' Kaliane Bradley*A BOOK OF THE YEAR for the Sunday Times, Guardian, New York Times, New Statesman, Spectator, New Yorker, i Paper and Barack Obama*