Waterstones Book of the Month for March is The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes.
"A slow burn, measured but suspenseful, this compact novel makes every slyly crafted sentence count."
Boyd Tonkin, The Independent
"With its patterns and repetitions, scrutinising its own workings from every possible angle, the novella becomes a highly wrought meditation on ageing, memory and regret."
Justine Jordan, The Guardian
The Sense of an Ending was the the winner of the 2011 Man Booker Prize.
Synopsis-
This title is the winner of the Man Booker Prize for Fiction in 2011. Tony Webster and his clique first met Adrian Finn at school. Sex-hungry and book-hungry, they would navigate the girl-less sixth form together, trading in affectations, in-jokes, rumour and wit. Maybe Adrian was a little more serious than the others, certainly more intelligent, but they all swore to stay friends for life. Now Tony is retired. He's had a career and a single marriage, a calm divorce. 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 Sense of an Ending" is the story of one man coming to terms with the mutable past. Laced with trademark precision, dexterity and insight, it is the work of one of the world's most distinguished writers.
Book details
Published
01/03/2012
Publisher
Vintage
ISBN
9780099564973
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