Saturday

Name: Saturday
Price: 9.99 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.1 (2647 reviews)
Author: Ian McEwan

by Ian McEwan

Thriller Literary Fiction

4.1 (2,647)

4.1 stars from 2,647 reviews. Top 74% of Thriller books we track.

308 pages~5.1 hr readPublished by Random HousePublished 2010-03-11

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Perfect for you if...

You appreciate literary fiction that builds dread through ordinary circumstances rather than melodrama.
You're interested in how intelligent, articulate people handle moral pressure and physical threat.
You enjoy McEwan's precise prose and psychological insight into a single day's events.

Maybe not for you if...

You prefer plot-driven narratives with clear resolutions and satisfying conclusions.
You want high-stakes action or dramatic reveals; this is contemplative and claustrophobic instead.
You're looking for escapism rather than an unflinching portrait of vulnerability and fear.

About this book

Henry Perowne, a neurosurgeon who is urbane, privileged, and devoted to his wife and adult children, plans a routine Saturday: playing squash, visiting his elderly mother, and cooking dinner for his family. After a minor traffic accident leads to an unsettling confrontation, Perowne must abandon his plans and draw upon inner strength he did not know he possessed to protect the life he values. This novel follows an ordinary man through a single day as its initial promise gradually becomes nightmarish.

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Currently on sale at $9.99 — 33% off peak. Price has dropped 16 times over the last 6 years. Goes on sale roughly every 141 days. Typically stays discounted for 8 days.

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Currently around #150K in the Kindle store — a niche title. Climbing the charts — 54% improvement recently.

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Currently 4.1★ from 2,647 reviews

Gaining approximately 17 new reviews per month. Rating has climbed from 4.1 to 4.2. Recent readers are rating it higher.

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