What We Can Know 9781529959208 Paperback

*A WATERSTONES PAPERBACK OF THE YEAR 2026*The breathtaking new novel from Ian McEwanA thumping literary mysteryIndependentA gripping page-turnerObserverA beautiful novel, full of wisdom and heart. I loved itElif Shafak2014: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 whats 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 pastREADERS LOVEWHAT WE CAN KNOW:Fantastica book I will treasure foreverBrilliant, gripping, fascinatingMakes you question everything you think you knowA beautiful exploration of memory and loveWhat a book. Utterly absorbingRewarding and thought-provokingFinancial TimesA master storytellerThe TimesIt gave me so much pleasureNew York TimesHaunting, playful and ultimately hopeful A wonderful bookKaliane Bradley*A BOOK OF THE YEAR for theSunday Times,Guardian,New York Times,New Statesman,Spectator,New Yorker,i Paperand Barack Obama*