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Last Orders by Graham Swift
Four men gather in a London pub. They have taken it upon themselves to carry out the last orders of Jack Dodds, master butcher, and deliver his ashes to the sea. As they drive towards the fulfillment of their mission, their errand becomes an extraordinary journey into their collective and individual pasts. Braiding these men's voices, and that of Jack's widow, into a choir of sorrow and resentment, passion and regret, Swift creates a testament to a changing England and to enduring mortality.
Swift has involved us in real, lived lives.Quietly, but with conviction, he seeks to affirm the values of decency, loyalty, love.--New York Review of Books
A beautiful book.a novel that speaks profoundly of human need and tenderness. Even the most cynical will be warmed by it.--San Francisco Chronicle
Graham Swift lives in London and is the author of eight novels: The Sweet-Shop Owner; Shuttlecock, which received the Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize; Waterland, which was short-listed for the Booker Prize and won The Guardian Fiction Award, the Winifred Holtby Memorial Prize and the Italian Premio Grinzane Cavour; Out of This World; Ever After, which won the French Prix du Meilleur Livre Etranger; Last Orders, which was awarded the Booker Prize; The Light of Day; and, most recently, Tomorrow. He is also the author of Learning to Swim, a collection of short stories. His work has been translated into more than thirty languages.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780679766629 |
| ISBN 10 | 0679766626 |
| Title | Last Orders |
| Author | Graham Swift |
| Series | Vintage International |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Random House USA Inc |
| Year published | 1997-01-14 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
| Prizes | Winner of Man Booker Prize 1996, Short-listed for IMPAC Dublin Literary Award 1998 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |