{"id":6603,"date":"2019-09-30T13:07:23","date_gmt":"2019-09-30T12:07:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/?p=6603"},"modified":"2019-09-30T13:07:23","modified_gmt":"2019-09-30T12:07:23","slug":"nutshell-by-ian-mcewan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/?p=6603","title":{"rendered":"Nutshell – By Ian Mcewan"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nutshell – By Ian Mcewan<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Nutshell is the 14th novel by Ian McEwan and tells a
\nstory of murder and deceit: told by the most unlikely
\nnarrator, an eavesdropping foetus. It’s an unusual
\nand very different book which divided opinion
\namongst the Page Turners. Some thought it was
\nbizarre, with McEwan trying too hard to be clever;
\nothers thought it was intriguing and thoroughly
\nenjoyed this upside down whodunnit. A score of 7
\nand a recommendation for anyone wanting
\nsomething a little bit different.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\n
\n

 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Nutshell – By Ian Mcewan Nutshell is the 14th novel by Ian McEwan and tells a story of murder and deceit: told by the most unlikely narrator, an eavesdropping foetus. It’s an unusual and very different book which divided opinion amongst the Page Turners. 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