Historical fiction set in post-war Netherlands offers a unique lens into European history and culture
Complex female friendship and fraught sibling dynamics provide rich character development
Award-winning narrative delivers a chilling, thought-provoking read
Publication by Avid Reader Press and Simon & Schuster ensures quality and accessibility
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Atonement . It's 1961 and the rural Dutch province of Overijssel is quiet. Bomb craters have been filled, buildings reconstructed, and the war is well and truly over. Living alone in her late mother's country home, Isabel's life is as it should be: led by routine and discipline.
But all is upended when her brother Louis delivers his grace
