Vintage Lies: What Maisie Knew & Atonement - Tapa blanda

"What Maisie Knew: James' finest working of his preoccupation with the theme of innocence corrupted... James is the master of making what is not said the most important thing on the page" -- Kate Atkinson "What Maisie Knew: Contains some of his best comedy and some of his most melancholy insights...embodies everything that James excelled at in fiction" -- Paul Theroux "What Maisie Knew: Henry James is as solitary in the history of the novel as Shakespeare is in the history of poetry" -- Graham Greene "Atonement: Atonement is a magnificent novel, shaped and paced with awesome confidence and eloquence" Independent "Atonement: Subtle as well as powerful, adeptly encompassing comedy as well as atrocity, Atonement is a richly intricate book. A superb achievement which combines a magnificent display of the powers of the imagination with a probing exploration of them" Sunday Times

"Vintage Lies" is a limited edition gift pack which consists of beautifully designed separate volumes of "What Maisie Knew" by Henry James and Ian McEwan's million-copy selling bestseller "Atonement". "Vintage Lies" is just one of ten "Vintage Classic Twins" to collect. Each twin consists of two books: a specially designed limited edition of one modern classic title and one established classic work. The books in each pair have been carefully selected to provide a thought-provoking combination. "What Maisie Knew": Caught in the crossfire of her parents' acrimonious divorce, witness to their battles, intrigues and affairs, neglected and exploited, Maisie is a child who knows too much about the world of adults. James' portrait of a little girl who maintains her goodness and dignity in the face of the bitterness and profligacy of her warring parents is inspiring. "Atonement": On the hottest day of the summer of 1934, thirteen-year-old Briony Tallis sees her sister Cecilia strip off her clothes and plunge into the fountain in the garden of their country house. Watching her is Robbie Turner, her childhood friend. By the end of that day, the lives of all three will have been changed for ever. Briony will have witnessed mysteries, and committed a crime for which she will spend the rest of her life trying to atone.