Lionel Shriver's 'We Need to Talk About Kevin' is a powerful, controversial novel about motherhood. Shortly before his sixteenth birthday Kevin Khatchadourian shoots dead eight class-mates, a teacher and a cafeteria worker. The novel is constructed from letters Kevin's mother Eva writes to her estranged husband Franklin. It debates whether nature or nuture is the strongest force shaping our destinies.
The novel was adapted into a ten-part drama for Radio 4 Women's Hour and broadcast in January 2008.
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