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BOOKER PRIZE WINNER • NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A novel that follows a middle-aged man as he contends with a past he never much thought about—until his closest childhood friends return with a vengeance: one of them from the grave, another maddeningly present. A novel so compelling that it begs to be read in a single setting, The Sense of an Ending has the psychological and emotional depth and sophistication of Henry James at his best, and is a stunning achievement in Julian Barnes's oeuvre. Tony Webster thought he left his past behind as he built a life for himself, and his career has provided him with a secure retirement and an amicable relationship with his ex-wife and daughter, who now has a family of her own. But when he is presented with a mysterious legacy, he is forced to revise his estimation of his own nature and place in the world.
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The Sense of an Ending, Julian Barnes
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- Released
- 2011
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- Language
- English
- Authors
- Julian Barnes
- Publisher
- Vintage Books
- Released
- 2011
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 163
- ISBN10
- 0307947726
- ISBN13
- 9780307947727
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Historical Themes, Philosophical Topics, Love, Contemporary Fiction, Friendship, Relationships, School, British Literature, England, Life, Secrets, Literary Fiction, Great Britain, English Literature, Memories, Adapted for Film, Past, London, Teens, Betrayal, Letters, Suicide, Old Age, Truth, Booker Prize
- First published
- 2011
- Original title
- The Sense of an Ending
- Rating
- 3.75 out of 5
- Description
- BOOKER PRIZE WINNER • NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A novel that follows a middle-aged man as he contends with a past he never much thought about—until his closest childhood friends return with a vengeance: one of them from the grave, another maddeningly present. A novel so compelling that it begs to be read in a single setting, The Sense of an Ending has the psychological and emotional depth and sophistication of Henry James at his best, and is a stunning achievement in Julian Barnes's oeuvre. Tony Webster thought he left his past behind as he built a life for himself, and his career has provided him with a secure retirement and an amicable relationship with his ex-wife and daughter, who now has a family of her own. But when he is presented with a mysterious legacy, he is forced to revise his estimation of his own nature and place in the world.