The Lemon Table: Stories

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The Lemon Table: Stories

Master prose stylist Julian Barnes presents a collection of stories whose characters are growing old and facing the end of their lives -- some with bitterness, some with resignation and others with raging defiance.

â€œLife is just a premature reaction to death,â€ was what Vivâ€™s husband used to say. Once her lover and friend, he is now Vivâ€™s semi-helpless charge, who is daily sinking ever deeper into dementia. In â€œAppetite,â€ Viv has found a way to reach her husband: by reading aloud snippets of recipe books until he calls out indelible -- and sometimes unfortunate -- scenes locked away in his brain. In â€œThe Things You Know,â€ two elderly friends enjoy their monthly breakfast meetings that neither would ever think of missing. Of course, all they really have in common is a fondness for flat suede shoes and a propensity for thinking spiteful, unspoken thoughts about one anotherâ€™s dead husbands. â€œThe Fruit Cageâ€ is narrated by a middle-aged man whose seemingly orderly upbringing is harrowingly undone when he discovers that his parentsâ€™ old age is not necessarily a time of serenity but actually an age of aroused, perhaps violent, passions.

In these stories, Julian Barnes displays the erudition, wit and uncanny insight into the human mind that mark him as one of todayâ€™s great writers, one whose intellect and humour never obscure a genuine affection for his characters.

Country	USA
Author	Julian Barnes
Binding	Hardcover
Brand	Brand: Knopf
EAN	9781400042142
Feature	Great product!
ISBN	1400042143
Label	Knopf
Manufacturer	Knopf
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	256
PublicationDate	2004-07-06
Publisher	Knopf
ReleaseDate	2004-07-06
SKU	G1400042143I5N10
Studio	Knopf

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