A collision with another car, damaging its wing mirror, leads Perowne into an argument with a driver named Baxter. Reports and updates on the plane crash appear in fragments throughout the course of the rest of the novel.Īs Henry drives towards his weekly game of squash with his colleague, he thinks about the protest taking place later that day.
He debates whether he has just witnessed an act of terrorism or simply an unfortunate accident. As Perowne stretches and walks towards his bedroom window, he catches sight of a burning plane crashing down towards Heathrow. In his first thoughts and reflections of the day are glimpses of his work and family life: he recalls the technical brilliance of the surgeries he has completed in the last week, and makes reference to his lawyer wife, Rosalind, their prize-winning poet daughter, Daisy, and guitarist son, Theo. The novel begins in the early hours of the morning as Perowne wakes for the day.
The day is the 15th of February 2003 – the same day as a large protest across Britain against Tony Blair’s support for the American invasion of Iraq. Saturday follows a day in the life of Henry Perowne, a successful neurosurgeon and father to a comfortable middle-class family. Written by people who wish to remain anonymous We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community.
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