Saturday

In his triumphant new novel; Ian McEwan; the bestselling author of Atonement;follows an ordinary man through a Saturday whose high promise gradually turns nightmarish. Henry Perowne–a neurosurgeon; urbane; privileged; deeply in love with his wife and grown-up children–plans to play a game of squash; visit his elderly mother; and cook dinner for his family. But after a minor traffic accident leads to an unsettling confrontation; Perowne must set aside his plans and summon a strength greater than he knew he had in order to preserve the life that is dear to him.