Ian McEwan: Self

Quotes 

• Ian McEwan : [Author of the novel]  Yeah, Robbie dies. But Briony, almost in a cowardly way, keeps him alive... somehow to keep him alive for Cecilia so she can reunite the lovers in her imagination. And maybe get forgiveness that way.

• Ian McEwan : [Author of the novel]  What you must never lose touch of is that this is all being reinvented for us by Briony. Briony has, through letters written by Nettle, Robbie's companion at Dunkirk - she has reinvented this for us so this is still part of her atonement.