Russell T Davies Instagram – The life of Roland Baines, passing though history – from the Cuban missile crisis to Covid – all the while haunted by memories and wondering who he is. The range and density of this is extraordinary, it feels like an entire life being lived. Like memory, it slides in time, back and forth, even vaulting into the stories of parents and grandparents. But everything keeps circling back to young Roland and his piano teacher, and the abuse that leads him to live “an unchosen life.” A powerful combination of history and experience, which turns away from anger and finds compassion and forgiveness instead. . “When he asked himself if he wished none of it had happened he did not have a ready answer. That was the nature of the harm.“ . #lessons #ianmcewan #vintagebooks #books #goodbooks #greatbooks #booksofinstagram #writersofinstagram #bookstagram #instabook #bookclub Book Club