Atonement

Would there be any romantic elements in Atonement Part One?

I tried to find them, but I really wasn't able to find any romantic elements/Romanticism in Atonement Part One. What would any romantic elements be that helped the unfolding of the plot?

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The introduction to relationships and love in the book is also sour. We have Emily and Jack Tallis who never see each other, and Hermione and Cecil Quincey, who are going through a divorce, sending their children to be looked after by the Talis's. This an opportunity for McEwan to set the tale of bitter love in others, and then juxtaposing Cecilia and Robbie's love as being sublime and sweet.

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