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 in middle age. 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.

This book tagged along purely to keep the other one company. It is a long way from Australia after all. Now they each have something to read on the journey.

Thank you for the great surprise. It was a long trip so, yes, I guess they needed the company :)

A story of a rather mundane life with a little twist at the end. A bit too much philosophising for my taste.

Travelling to Rach260 as a wishlist tag.
Happy reading :)

Gratefully received from the Wishlist tag games alongside 2 other bonuses. Thank you so much keeta1!

Reserved for the OZ VBB.

I’m really enjoying this so far. As I approach my own 50th birthday I’m becoming more contemplative of aging and what life is all about. This is my first Julian Barnes novel and I shall seek out more.

On finishing this book, I want to read it again straight away. How clever. The longer I reflect on it, the more I like it.

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Although I haven’t quite finished this book I decided to borrow an ebook copy and leave this copy at the little library in the donor centre after donating blood. I find that most plasma donors read a book when donating so hopefully it will find a new reader here. It’s a well-labelled copy so perhaps it will introduce someone to BookCrossing. I’ll check back at my next donation to see if it has moved on.