Ian McEwan's novella On Chesil Beach chronicled the disastrous wedding night of a couple in 1962. But, as a film version is released, the bestselling author says today's teenagers have an equally confused view of sex
Sitting opposite me in a hotel in London’s red light district, Ian McEwan is explaining why he thinks young people have become frightened of sex.
“Sixteen or 17-year-olds today are battered by social media and peer pressure,” he starts. “And online athletic pornography is completely warping their expectations of what the act of love could be. Telegraph.
