The Sins of the Sister

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Atonement

by Ian Mcewan

Anchor; Reissue

November 2007, 496 pages, $14.95

[14 February 2008]

by Jennifer Makowsky

A director can translate a writer’s words to the screen beautifully, but he can never alter their power on the page. The book and film versions of Atonement prove this all too well.

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