Time's Arrow

p>b>Tod. T. Friendly is living his life backwards. /b>br>br>Doctor Friendly has just died, but after weeks of improving in the hospital, he is sent home to his affable, melting-pot, primary-colour existence in suburban America. br>br>From the fresh-cut lawns of his retirement to the hustle of New York, and then the boat back to war-torn Europe, Friendly carries with him a secret. Trapped in his body from grave to cradle, Friendly’s consciousness can only watch as he struggles to make sense of the good doctor’s most ambitious project yet – the final solution.br>br>b>SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE/b>br>br>b>'Amis's most daring and ambitious novel' i>Daily Telegraph/i> /b>/p> p>b>Tod. T. Friendly is living his life backwards. /b>br>br>Doctor Friendly has just died, but after weeks of improving in the hospital, he is sent home to his affable, melting-pot, primary-colour existence in suburban America. br>br>From the fresh-cut lawns of his retirement to the hustle of New York, and then the boat back to war-torn Europe, Friendly carries with him a secret. Trapped in his body from grave to cradle, Friendly’s consciousness can only watch as he struggles to make sense of the good doctor’s most ambitious project yet – the final solution.br>br>b>SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE/b>br>br>b>'Amis's most daring and ambitious novel' i>Daily Telegraph/i> /b>/p>