2011, ISBN: 9780224094153

US: Jonathan Cape, 2011. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting.The spine rem… Mehr…

US: Jonathan Cape, 2011. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting.The spine remains undamaged. The story of a man coming to terms with the mutable past, Julian Barnes's new novel is laced with his trademark precision, dexterity and insight. It is the work of one of the world's most distinguished writers. Tony Webster and his clique first met Adrian Finn at school. Sex-hungry and book-hungry, they navigated the girl drought of gawky adolescence together, trading in affectations, in-jokes, rumour and wit. Maybe Adrian was a little more serious than the others, certainly more intelligent, but they swore to stay friends forever. Until Adrian's life took a turn into tragedy, and all of them, especially Tony, moved on and did their best to forget. Now Tony is in middle age. He's had a career and a marriage, a calm divorce. He gets along nicely, he thinks, with his one child, a daughter, and even with his ex-wife. He's certainly never tried to hurt anybody. Memory, though, is imperfect. It can always throw up surprises, as a lawyer's letter is about to prove. The unexpected bequest conveyed by that letter leads Tony on a dogged search through a past suddenly turned murky. And how do you carry on, contentedly, when events conspire to upset all your vaunted truths?, Jonathan Cape, 2011, 3<

2011, ISBN: 9780224094153

Random House. Very Good. 21 cm. Hardcover. 2011. 150 pages. <br>The story of a man coming to terms with the mutabl e past, Julian Barnes's new novel is laced with his trademark … Mehr…

Random House. Very Good. 21 cm. Hardcover. 2011. 150 pages. <br>The story of a man coming to terms with the mutabl e past, Julian Barnes's new novel is laced with his trademark pre cision, dexterity and insight. It is the work of one of the world 's most distinguished writers. Tony Webster and his clique first met Adrian Finn at school. Sex-hungry and book-hungry, they navig ated the girl drought of gawky adolescence together, trading in a ffectations, in-jokes, rumour and wit. Maybe Adrian was a little more serious than the others, certainly more intelligent, but the y swore to stay friends forever. Until Adrian's life took a turn into tragedy, and all of them, especially Tony, moved on and did their best to forget. Now Tony is in middle age. He's had a caree r and a marriage, a calm divorce. He gets along nicely, he thinks , with his one child, a daughter, and even with his ex-wife. He's certainly never tried to hurt anybody. Memory, though, is imperf ect. It can always throw up surprises, as a lawyer's letter is ab out to prove. The unexpected bequest conveyed by that letter lead s Tony on a dogged search through a past suddenly turned murky. A nd how do you carry on, contentedly, when events conspire to upse t all your vaunted truths? ., Random House, 2011, 3<

ISBN: 9780224094153

Jonathan Cape. Hardcover. VERY GOOD. Light rubbing wear to cover, spine and page edges. Very minimal writing or notations in margins not affecting the text. Possible clean ex-library co… Mehr…

Jonathan Cape. Hardcover. VERY GOOD. Light rubbing wear to cover, spine and page edges. Very minimal writing or notations in margins not affecting the text. Possible clean ex-library copy, with their stickers and or stamp(s)., Jonathan Cape, 3<