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The Rest of Our Lives

by Benjamin Markovits
The Rest of Our Lives
The Rest of Our Lives

A postponed pact, a reckoning begun

Twelve years after his wife’s affair, Tom keeps his promise to leave. Driving west, he revisits friends, family, and an old girlfriend. Work troubles and health issues complicate his escape in this elegant, emotionally powerful novel, shortlisted for the 2025 Booker Prize.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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The Rest of Our Lives

by Benjamin Markovits
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ISBN: 9780571388554
Authors: Benjamin Markovits
Publisher: Faber & Faber, Limited
Related Collections: Contemporary, Literary Fiction
Related Topics: Philosophy, Literature
Goodreads rating: 3.23
(rated by 25589 readers)

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2025 'An elegant, devastating book.' OBSERVER 'Funny, wise and knowing.' CLARE CHAMBERS 'Packs a serious emotional punch.' DAILY TELEGRAPH When Tom's wife had an affair, he resolved to leave her once their children had grown up. Twelve years later, after driving his daughter to university, he remembers his pact and keeps driving West to visit friends, family and an old girlfriend. But he also has secrets of his own - trouble at work and health issues - and sometimes running away is the hardest thing to do.
 

A postponed pact, a reckoning begun

Twelve years after his wife’s affair, Tom keeps his promise to leave. Driving west, he revisits friends, family, and an old girlfriend. Work troubles and health issues complicate his escape in this elegant, emotionally powerful novel, shortlisted for the 2025 Booker Prize.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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