Ian McEwan's new novel revolves around a 59-year-old family court judge in London, Fiona Maye, and a 17-year-old Jehovah's Witness whose family objects to a life-saving blood transfusion. It is a short, strong effort, although McEwan can't seem to make his characters wear their erudition lightly; it always thuds. As well, the prose style can get prissy, but perhaps that's just the impression created by the smirking author photograph.
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