Book to Screen Club: On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan

The book/film pick for June was On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan(Dial Press, 2008). "It is July 1962. Edward and Florence, young innocents married that morning, arrive at a hotel on the Dorset coast. At dinner in their rooms they struggle to suppress their private fears of the wedding night to come and, unbeknownst to them both, the events of the evening will haunt them for the rest of their lives." It stars Saoirse Ronan and Dunkirk‘s Billy Howle, with Emily Watson, Anne-Marie Duff, Samuel West and Adrian Scarborough. It was adapted author Ian McEwan. Dominic Cooke directed the film, he is known for his work at the National Theatre, and recently directed the mini-series The Hollow Crown. It is co-produced by BBC and Number 9 Films.