FICMCEWAN
The setting is England in 1962. The novel opens in the wedding suite of Edward Mayhew, age 23 and his wife of a few hours, Florence, age 22. They are eating a post-ceremony dinner in a beautiful resort on Chesil Beach. They are strangely quiet, each consumed with thoughts of the remainder of the evening. Edward is anxious to consummate their relationship, while Florence is repelled at the idea. Because of the social mores of the time and their repressed English upbringings, neither one can discuss his feelings and apprehensions. The situation is almost unbearably tense. McEwan's description of the conflict is insightful and compassionate.
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