Black Dogs
- Author Ian McEwan
- Narrator Jack Davenport
- Publisher Random House
- Publish Date 21 August 2025
- Run Time 5 hours and 4 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Family life fiction, Historical fiction, Modern and contemporary fiction, Narrative theme: Love and relationships.
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Black Dogs is a dark and brooding masterpiece from Booker-prize winning Sunday Times bestselling author Ian McEwan.
In 1946, June and Bernard set off on their honeymoon. Fired by their ideals and passion for one another, they had planned an idyllic holiday, but in France they witness an event that alters the course of their lives entirely. Forty years on, their son-in-law is trying to uncover the cause of their estrangement and is led back to this moment on honeymoon and an experience of such darkness it was to wrench the couple apart.
‘Powerful... Unforgettable’ Sunday Telegraph
‘Thoughtful and compassionate’ London Review of Books
© Ian McEwan 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025
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| Author | Ian McEwan |
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| Narrator | Jack Davenport |
| Duration | 5 hours and 4 minutes |
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| ISBN | 9781529980233 |
| Format | Audiobook |
| Publisher | Random House |
| Genre | Family life fiction, Historical fiction, Modern and contemporary fiction, Narrative theme: Love and relationships |
| Availability | AU, GB, IE |
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