On Chesil Beach is a 2007 novel/novella by British writer Ian McEwan. The novel was selected for the 2007 Booker Prize shortlist. The Washington Post and.. On Chesil Beach [Ian McEwan] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. In 1962, Florence and Edward celebrate their wedding in a hotel on the.. We are thrilled to welcome the Director of 'On Chesil Beach' Dominic Cooke CBE to the Rex on Friday, 1st June to introduce the film and talk about it in a QA after the screening, with BBC Producer Hayley Redmond..