Enduring Love
Published in 1984, Enduring Love is a gay fiction novel by Ian McEwan. Much of the action takes place in Chiltern Hills, England and England. Key subjects include obsessive-compulsive disorder, gay men, Stalking and Violence.
Open Library readers give it an average of 3.2 out of 5 from 4 ratings, and 34 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 26 editions across 5 languages.
It runs to roughly 259 pages — 4–5 hours of reading at an average pace.
About Enduring Love
NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTUREI cannot remember the last time I read a novel so beautifully written or utterly compelling from the very first page' Bill Bryson, -Sunday TimesOne windy spring day in the Chilterns, Joe Rose's calm, organized life is shattered by a ballooning accident. The afternoon, Rose reflects, could have ended in mere tragedy, but for his brief meeting with Jed Parry. Unknown to Rose, something passes between them - something that gives birth in Parry to an obsession so powerful that it will test to the limits Rose's beloved scientific rationalism, threaten the love of his wife Clarissa and drive him to the brink of murder and madness.
Quick answers
Who wrote Enduring Love?
Enduring Love was written by Ian McEwan and first published in 1984.
What genre is Enduring Love?
It is usually shelved as Gay Fiction.
How long is Enduring Love?
The median edition has 259 pages, about 4–5 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
What books are similar to Enduring Love?
Readers who like it often enjoy Maurice, The Charioteer and The Line of Beauty.
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