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Our Reading Guide for Nutshell by Ian McEwan includes Book Club Discussion Questions, Book Reviews, Plot Summary-Synopsis and Author Bio. - Page #1
Our Reading Guide for Nutshell by Ian McEwan includes Book Club Discussion Questions, Book Reviews, Plot Summary-Synopsis and Author Bio.
For a book club unlike any other: Nutshell by Ian McEwan. Trudy has betrayed her husband, John. She’s still in the marital home – a dilapidated, priceless London townhouse – but not with John. Instead, she’s with his brother, the profoundly banal Claude, and the two of them have a plan. But there is a witness to their plot: the ...
Sep 13, 2016 · Recommended to book clubs by 3 of 3 members. New from the bestselling author of Atonement and The Children Act. Trudy has betrayed her husband, John. She's still in the marital home—a dilapidated, priceless London townhouse—but John's not there.
Questions and Topics for Discussion. 1. There are many allusions and references in the novel to Shakespeare, Hamlet in particular. Cite them all. Which resonated with you the most? 2. It’s not easy to empathize with Trudy. But give it a try. Discuss her character, her dilemma, and the ways in which you identify with her. 3.
Use these discussion questions to help your high school students having meaningful conversations about point-of-view, compare the novel to the original Hamlet, and investigate the essential...
NATIONAL BESTSELLER - A "suspenseful, dazzlingly clever and gravely profound" (The Washington Post) novel that brilliantly recasts Shakespeare and lends new weight to the age-old question of Hamlet's hesitation, from the Booker Prize winner and bestselling author of Atonement. Trudy has been unfaithful to her husband, John.
