Ian McEwan

A British author.

Atonement

Briony Tallis is convinced Robbie Turner is bad for her sister Cecilia because he broke a vase and accidentally gave her a vulgar letter. Leon visits and brings his friend Paul Marshall, who is the heir to a chocolate factory. Lola is raped, and Robbie is framed for it. He goes to fight in World War 2 and has to walk to Dunkirk with a shrapnel wound and Corporal Nettle and Corporal Mace.