The Sense of an Ending

The Sense of an EndingThis Man Booker Prize winning novel is now a major motion picture. 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. This intense novel follows Tony Webster, a middle aged man, as he contends with a past he never thought much about until his closest childhood friends

This Man Booker Prize-winning novel is now a major motion picture.

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.

This intense novel follows Tony Webster, a middle-aged man, as he contends with a past he never thought much about--until his closest childhood friends return with a vengeance: one of them from the grave, another maddeningly present. Tony thought he left this all 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.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 05/29/2012
ISBN: 9780307947727
Pages: 163
Weight: 0.43lbs
Size: 8.05h x 5.53w x 0.69d

Review Citations: New York Times Book Review 07/01/2012 pg. 28