Atonement

Onthehottestdayofthesummerof1934,thirteen-year-oldBrionyTallisseeshersisterCeciliastripoffherclothesandplungeintothefountaininthegardenoftheircountryhouse.WatchingherisRobbieTurner,herchildhoodfriendwho,likeCecilia,hasrecentlycomedownfromCambridge.Bytheendofthatday,thelivesofallthreewillhavebeenchangedforever.RobbieandCeciliawillhavecrossedaboundarytheyhadnotevenimaginedatitsstart,andwillhavebecomevictimsoftheyoungergirl'simagination.Brionywillhavewitnessedmysteries,andcommittedacrimeforwhichshewillspendtherestofherlifetryingtoatone.《赎罪》讲述了13岁的布里奥妮·塔利斯拥有十分丰富的想象力，颇有作家天分。一天，来塔利斯家小住的布里奥妮的表姐遭人强暴，先前一直对管家的儿子罗比抱有误解的布里奥妮武断地认定罗比即是罪犯，并出庭指证他，罗比因此入狱。但坚信他无罪的布里奥妮的姐姐塞西莉娅不惜与家人断绝关系，执着地与他相爱。三年半后，罗比出狱，当时正值二战期间，他加入到保卫祖国的战斗中，塞西莉娅随后应征入伍，布里奥妮也成为红十字会医务人员。时间让一切事情的真相渐渐浮出水面。