InJulian Barnes’compelling novel, a middle-aged man is forced to reconsider his life when he is confronted with his imperfectly remembered past. A novel so compelling that it begs to be read in a single sitting, with stunning psychological and emotional depth and sophistication -The Sense Of An Endingis a brilliant new chapter in Julian Barnes's oeuvre.Tony and his clique first met Adrian at school. Sex-hungry and book-hungry, they navigated the sixth form together, trading 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. Now Tony is retired. He’s had a career and a 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."An elegantly composed, quietly devastating tale about memory, aging, time and remorse... Offers sombre insights into life's losses, mistakes and disappointments in a piercing thought-provoking narrative. Bleak as this may sound, the key word here - the note of encouragement - is 'insights.' And this beautiful book is full of them."  -NPR"Brief, beautiful... That fundamentally chilling question - Am I the person I think I am? - turns out to be a surprisingly suspenseful one... As Barnes so elegantly and poignantly revels, we are all unreliable narrators, redeemed not by the accuracy of our memories but by our willingness to question them."  -The Boston GlobeJulian Barnesis the author of 13 novels. He wrote two Sunday Times bestsellers - The Noise of Time and The Only Story. He has also written three books of short stories, four collections of essays and three books of non-fiction, including Levels of Life and The Man in the Red Coat, which was shortlisted for the 2019 Duff Cooper Prize. In 2017 he was awarded the Légion d’honneur.