The Story of a New Name Ian McEwan In the midst of a

In the midst of a new scheme to publicly report surgeons' performance

this powerful evocation of twenty-first century America explores a world in which oppression of women

bringing a spate of deadly poisonings in his wake

you can't help cheering them on - and hoping to meet them again soon' THE TIMES

one of his fellow passengers is the murderer

The Story of a New Name Ian McEwan In the midst of aLila has recently married and made her entre into the family business; Elena, meanwhile, continues her studies and her exploration of the world beyond the neighbourhood that she so often finds stifling. Love, jealousy, family, freedom, commitment, and above all friendship: these are signs under which both women live out this phase in their stories. Marriage appears to have imprisoned Lila, and the pressure to excel is at times too much for Elena. Yet