Aug 28, 2014

THE CHILDREN ACT - Ian McEwan

The cover for this book features a detail from Magnum photographer Gilles Peress. The young man/boy in the photograph is leaping over a puddle. He is slightly blured, in motion, his arms up at an angle to help him over the puddle. One foot, is the only point of contact with his reflection. In the full photograph he is in front of flats, to work with the content of the book the figure needed to be isolated, becoming an iconic image when small. It seems to work so well on so many levels. With reference to the text, it reminds you both of the Siamese Twins and of Adam. And it of course works so well with the title.

Published by Jonathan Cape on 2nd September

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