![]() ![]() In reality, Cecilia and Robbie never reunited - they both died separately during the war. In the final part of the novel, the audience learns that the book was, actually, Briony’s book and that some parts were false. She finds that Robbie is staying at Cecelia’s apartment and she promises to retract her witness statement though Cecilia and Robbie do not forgive her. The book fast-forwards and it is revealed that Robbie was sent to prison, and then to fight in World War II while Briony realizes that Robbie did not attack Lola and remains riddled with guilt. ![]() Briony immediately villanizes Robbie and, later, when her cousin Lola is sexually assaulted, she points her finger at Robbie, claiming to have witnessed him running away. Robbie and Cecelia meet secretly in the library only for Briony to witness their intimate acts. The story opens on Briony Tallis, a 13-year-old growing up in the upper-middle class in England in 1953 with her older sister Cecelia who has developed feelings for Robbie, her childhood friend. Written in 2001, this piece of British metafiction tells a brilliant story of love, war, mistakes, forgiveness, and, of course, atonement. Atonement by Ian McEwan is a literary masterpiece and a highly critically acclaimed novel. ![]()
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