On Cheshire Beach is a novella by ian mcewan, a contemporary English novelist. The story took place in 1962 England. What happened within a few hours on the wedding night of the protagonist, the groom Edward and the bride Florence is the main thread of the whole article, interspersed with their family background, growth process and their romantic history from acquaintance to love and marriage. Finally, it summarizes their different life experiences after breaking up. The novel is short, * * * is divided into five chapters, each chapter is roughly equal in length, but the time span of the story described in each chapter is quite different, so the narrative rhythm is fast and slow.