Just as the couple are about to have sex for the first time the inexperienced Edward involuntarily ejaculates onto her belly and thighs. She tries to mentally prepare herself for the inevitable consummation, but the thought continues to repel her. Florence is bound by the social code of another era and, perhaps having been sexually abused by her father, is terrified of sexual intimacy. Edward is sexually motivated and has a taste for rash behaviour. The two are very much in love despite being from drastically different backgrounds.ĭuring the course of an evening, the couple reflect upon their upbringing and future prospects. In July 1962, Edward Mayhew, a graduate student of history, and Florence Ponting, a violinist in a string quartet, are spending their honeymoon in a small hotel on the Dorset seashore, at Chesil Beach. The Washington Post and Pulitzer Prize-winning book critic Jonathan Yardley placed On Chesil Beach on his top ten for 2007, praising McEwan's writing and saying that "even when he's in a minor mode, as he is here, he is nothing short of amazing". It was selected for the 2007 Booker Prize shortlist. On Chesil Beach is a 2007 novella by the British writer Ian McEwan.
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