以《阿姆斯特丹》榮獲1998年布克獎，經典代表作《贖罪》被時代雜誌選為該年度代表小說之一
伊恩‧麥克尤恩最新作品 Lessons
摻入自身經驗與回憶，伊恩‧麥克尤恩最具自傳性質的一本小說！
在二戰和鐵幕陰影帶來的陰影下，年輕的羅蘭‧貝恩在嚴格父親以軍事化管理的家庭中長大，被迫學習模仿哥哥，趕緊獨立自主，適齡後便被送去蘇佛克的寄宿學校，在學校因為個性內向，羅蘭並沒有什麼美好的回憶，脆弱纖細的他，唯一的興趣是彈鋼琴，但也是因為這份氣質，吸引了寄宿學校的鋼琴老師米莉安‧康乃爾...
20多年過去，羅蘭是個不成氣候的鋼琴師，而他的妻子阿莉莎就在即將成為知名作家前突然失蹤，留下羅蘭與仍在強褓中的兒子羅倫斯。這讓羅蘭深感錯愕，不知乾如何是好，而妻子的忽然消失，也意外讓他展開一段回顧自身過去的旅程，關於愛、不確定性與那片他不願碰觸的晦暗記憶...
The story of a life. The story of the summer.
When the world is still counting the cost of the Second World War and the Iron Curtain has descended, young Roland Baines's life is turned upside down. Stranded at boarding school, his vulnerability attracts his piano teacher, Miriam Cornell, leaving scars as well as a memory of love that will never fade.
Twenty-five years later Roland's wife mysteriously vanishes, and he is left alone with their baby son. Her disappearance sparks of journey of discovery that will continue for decades, as Roland confronts the reality of his rootless existence and attempts to embrace the uncertainty - and freedom - of his future.
