Ian McEwan is one of Britain's most inventive and important contemporary writers. Also adapted as a film, his novel "Enduring Love" (1997) is a tale of obsession that has both troubled and enthralled readers around the world. Renowned author, Peter Childs explores the intricacies of this haunting novel to offer: an accessible introduction to the text and contexts of "Enduring Love"; a critical history, surveying the many interpretations of the text from publication to the present; a selection of new and reprinted critical essays on "Enduring Love", by Kiernan Ryan, Sean Matthews, Martin Randall, Paul Edwards, Rhiannon Davies and Peter Childs, providing a range of perspectives on the novel and extending the coverage of key critical approaches identified in the survey section; cross-references between sections of the guide, in order to suggest links between texts, contexts and criticism; and, suggestions for further reading. Part of the "Routledge Guides to Literature" series, this volume is essential reading for all those beginning detailed study of "Enduring Love" and seeking not only a guide to the novel, but a way through the wealth of contextual and critical material that surrounds it.