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Winnerofthe2011ManBookerPrizeAnovelsocompellingthatitbegstobereadinasinglesetting,"TheSenseofanEnding"hasthepsychologicalandemotionaldepthandsophisticationofHenryJamesathisbest,andisastunningnewchapterinJulianBarnes'soeuvre.ThisintensenovelfollowsTonyWebster,amiddle-agedman,ashecontendswithapastheneverthoughtmuchabout--untilhisclosestchildhoodfriendsreturnwithavengeance:oneofthemfromthegrave,anothermaddeninglypresent.Tonythoughtheleftthisallbehindashebuiltalifeforhimself,andhiscareerhasprovidedhimwithasecureretirementandanamicablerelationshipwithhisex-wifeanddaughter,whonowhasafamilyofherown.Butwhenheispresentedwithamysteriouslegacy,heisforcedtorevisehisestimationofhisownnatureandplaceintheworld.