Ten of the best birthday parties in literature

At the Guardian, John Mullan named ten of the best birthday parties in literature.One entry on the list:Atonement, by Ian McEwanIn the surprising coda to this novel, most of which is set in the 1930s and 1940s, some of the characters meet again in 1999 to celebrate Briony Tallis's 77th birthday. The play she wrote as a child in the first chapter will at last be performed. But Briony knows that