Now time, afternoon time, which in the Midi is as elemental as air and light, expanded and rolled billowingly outwards across the rest of the day, and upwards to the vaults of the cobalt sky, freeing everyone in its delicious sprawl from their obligations.
Ian McewanAbout author
- Author's profession: Author, Writer
- Nationality: british
- Born: June 21, 1948
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