First American Edition stated on verso of title page; inscribed by Graham Swift on the title page; a solid, clean, unread copy in collectible condition; please note that this is an uncorrected proof copy.

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Bibliographic Details

Title

Last Orders: A Novel

Publisher

Alfred A. Knopf, New York, NY

Publication Date

1996

Language

English

ISBN 10

0679412247

ISBN 13

9780679412243

Binding

Soft cover

Edition

Advanced Uncorrected Proof.

Condition

Fine

Dust Jacket Condition

No Jacket as Issued

Signed

Inscribed by Author(s)

Book Type

Book

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Synopsis

Graham Swift's first novel since the highly acclaimed Ever After is a subtle yet deeply felt exploration of the ways in which friendship and love are shaped by the past and by fate.
At its center is a group of men, friends since the Second World War, whose lives revolve around work, family, the racetrack, and their favorite pub. Now, the death of one of them, and the survivors' task of driving their friend's ashes from London to the seaside town where they'll be scattered, compels them to take stock. Through conversation and memory they trace the paths they have followed by choice and by accident: through war and its aftermath, through the dramas of their family lives and of their shifting relationships with one another.
In brilliantly realized, richly humorous voices, Swift has created a narrative language that perfectly expresses not only the comforts of old habits and friendships but the profound emotional revelations this brief but far-reaching journey will bring them.

About the Author

Graham Swift is the author of five other novels, including the acclaimed Waterland, which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and won the Guardian Fiction Award. His work has been translated into more than twenty languages. He lives in London.

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