The Sense of an Ending

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.