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Morality story. Two close friends meet at the funeral of a mutual old lover. Both make moral blunders with disastrous consequences. Their fates are intertwined.
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Winner of the Booker Prize.
The review of this Book prepared by Iain Cheyne



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Plot & Themes

Tone of book?    -   depressed Time/era of story    -   1980's-1999 Internal struggle/realization?    -   Yes Struggle over    -   midlife crisis Is this an adult or child's book?    -   Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character

Gender    -   Male Profession/status:    -   journalist Age:    -   40's-50's Ethnicity/Nationality    -   British

Setting

How much descriptions of surroundings?    -   6 () Mountains/Cliffs    -   Yes Mountains:    -   climbing on trails City?    -   Yes City:    -   London

Writing Style

Amount of dialog    -   roughly even amounts of descript and dialog

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