Amsterdam by Ian McEwan #foliosociety his uneasy relationship with Death

his uneasy relationship with Death and his friendship with the Devil

with his belief in spiritualism later in life only adding to his passion for the unknown

'Lush and evocative

and it had taken some time to reach the village

the more Phoebe has to lose

Amsterdam by Ian McEwan #foliosociety his uneasy relationship with DeathTwo old friends Clive Linley and Vernon Halliday meet at the funeral of gorgeous, witty Molly Lane. Both men had been Molly's lovers years before their dazzling success; Clive is Britain's most eminent modern composer and Vernon is the editor of the respected broadsheet, The Judge. In the weeks that follow, Clive and Vernon's lives become bound together in ways neither could have imagined. Two dubious moral decisions and a pact made in extremis lead