London: Jonathan Cape. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1990. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. 038541370X . A handsome first edition/first Impression in Fine condition in alike dust-wrapper. SIGNED by author Ian McEwan directly on the title page; This psychological thriller into the world of espionage and secrets of the heart is a startling departure from the usual for McEwan. The story is based on the actual (but little known) secret tunnel under the Soviet sector of Cold War Berlin which the British and Americans built in 1954 to gain access to the Russians' communication system; 8vo ; [viii], 231, [1] pages; Signed by Author .

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The plot crackles like thin ice with dread and suspense, -Mail on SundayThe setting is Berlin. Into this divided city, wrenched between East and West, between past and present; comes twenty-five-year-old Leonard Marnham, assigned to a British-American surveillance team. Though only a pawn in an international plot that is never fully revealed to him, Leonard uses his secret work to escape the bonds of his ordinary life - and to lose his unwanted innocence. The promise of his new life begins to be fulfilled as Leonard becomes a crucial part of the surveillance team, while simultaneously being initiated into a new world of love and sex by Maria, a beautiful young German woman. It is a promise that turns to horror in the course of one terrible evening - a night when Leonard Marnham learns just how much of his innocence he's willing to shed.

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Bookseller: Books Tell You Why, Inc. (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 29742
Title: The Innocent - 1st Edition/1st Printing
Author: McEwan, Ian
Format/Binding: Cloth
Book Condition: Used - Fine in Fine dust jacket
Edition: First Edition; First Printing
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN 10: 038541370X
ISBN 13: 9780385413701
Publisher: Jonathan Cape
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1990
Keywords: Collectible Rare Out-Of-Print, Novel Novels
Bookseller catalogs: Author Collections / McEwan, Ian;

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