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        Atonement


        setting

        England

        time

        WWII

        language

        English

        region

        Western Europe

        year published

        2001

        page count

        371

        difficulty

        Intermediate

        main characters

        Briony Tallis

        Rip's impressions

        Reserved for Guest Editor

        first line

        The play––for which Briony had designed the posters, programs and tickets, constructed the sales booth out of a folding screen tipped on its side, and lined the collection box in red crêpe paper––was written by her in a two-day tempest of composition, causing her to miss a breakfast and a lunch.

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