What We Can Know

The breathtaking new novel from Ian McEwan ‘A thumping literary mystery’ Independent ‘A gripping page-turner’ Observer ‘A beautiful novel, full of wisdom and heart. I loved it’ Elif Shafak 2014: A poem is read aloud once then vanishes without a trace. 2119: A century later, the seas have risen and the world is under water. Those who remain are haunted by what’s been lost – and what might still be found. When university scholar Tom Metcalfe stumbles across a clue that may lead to the great lost poem, he reveals a story of entangled love and a brutal crime that challenges everything he thought he knew about the past… READERS LOVE WHAT WE CAN KNOW: ‘Fantastic…a book I will treasure forever’ ‘Brilliant, gripping, fascinating’ ‘Makes you question everything you think you know’ ‘A beautiful exploration of memory and love’ ‘What a book. Utterly absorbing’ ‘Rewarding and thought-provoking’ Financial Times ‘A master storyteller’ The Times ‘It gave me so much pleasure’ New York Times ‘Haunting, playful and ultimately hopeful… A wonderful book’ Kaliane Bradley *A BOOK OF THE YEAR for the Sunday Times, Guardian, New York Times, New Statesman, Spectator, New Yorker, i Paper and Barack Obama*Author: McEwan, Ian,author
Contributors: McEwan, Ian,author
Binding: paperback
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Languages: English,Published,English,Original Language,Englis
Edition: 1
Published/Release Date: 18 Jun 2026
Bic Classification: Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Fiction: special features
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Format: Paperback / softback
Publisher/Studio/Brand: Vintage Publishing
Author/Director/Artist: Ian McEwan
Dimension (cm): 197x129x22 mm
Package Dimension (cm): 28x197x130 mm
Item Weight (g): 254
Package Weight (g): 230