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Book Summary

The novel is narrated by Tony Webster, a retired man in his sixties who reflects on his youth and a series of events from his school and university days. What begins as a seemingly simple recounting of a friendship and a failed relationship gradually turns into a deeper meditation on the limitations of memory and the complexity of human responsibility.

About the Author

Julian Barnes is a celebrated British author known for his intellectually rich and stylistically elegant novels, essays, and short stories. Born on January 19, 1946, in Leicester, England, Barnes has had a long and distinguished literary career, earning numerous awards for his work, including the Man Booker Prize for The Sense of an Ending in 2011.