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FromtheauthorofNeverLetMeGoandtheBookerPrize-winningTheRemainsoftheDayTheRomanshavelongsincedepartedandBritainissteadilydecliningintoruin.But，atleast，thewarsthatonceravagedthecountryhaveceased.AxlandBeatrice，acoupleofelderlyBritons，decidethatnowisthetime，finally，forthemtosetoffacrossthistroubledlandofmistandraintofindthesontheyhavenotseenforyears，thesontheycanscarcelyremember.Theyknowtheywillfacemanyhazards—somestrangeandotherworldly—buttheycannotforeseehowtheirjourneywillrevealtothemthedarkandforgottencornersoftheirloveforeachother.NorcantheyforeseethattheywillbejoinedontheirjourneybyaSaxonwarrior，hisorphancharge，andaknight—eachofthem，likeAxlandBeatrice，lostinsomewaytohisownpast，butdrawninexorablytowardthecomfort，andtheburden，ofthefullnessofalife’smemories.Sometimessavage，sometimesmysterious，alwaysintenselymoving，KazuoIshiguro’sfirstnovelinadecadetellsaluminousstoryabouttheactofforgettingandthepowerofmemory，aresonanttaleoflove，vengeance，andwar.FromtheHardcoveredition.