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In this widely acclaimed collection of short stories, the bestselling, Booker Prize-winning author of The Sense of an Ending addresses the most poignant aspect of the human condition: growing old.

A master at work…. Sweet, sour, bitter, wistful, ruminative, comic, elegiac … A joy to read. —San Francisco Chronicle

The characters in The Lemon Table are facing the ends of their lives—some with bitter regret, others with resignation, and others still with defiant rage. Their circumstances are just as varied as their responses. In 19th-century Sweden, three brief conversations provide the basis for a lifetime of longing. In today’s England, a retired army major heads into the city for his regimental dinner—and his annual appointment with a professional lady named Babs. Somewhere nearby, a devoted wife calms (or perhaps torments) her ailing husband by reading him recipes.

In stories brimming with

The Lemon Table Vintage International

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      Publisher: Random House USA Inc
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 05/04/2005
      ISBN13: 9781400076505, 978-1400076505
      ISBN10: 1400076501
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      In this widely acclaimed collection of short stories, the bestselling, Booker Prize-winning author of The Sense of an Ending addresses the most poignant aspect of the human condition: growing old.

      A master at work…. Sweet, sour, bitter, wistful, ruminative, comic, elegiac … A joy to read. —San Francisco Chronicle

      The characters in The Lemon Table are facing the ends of their lives—some with bitter regret, others with resignation, and others still with defiant rage. Their circumstances are just as varied as their responses. In 19th-century Sweden, three brief conversations provide the basis for a lifetime of longing. In today’s England, a retired army major heads into the city for his regimental dinner—and his annual appointment with a professional lady named Babs. Somewhere nearby, a devoted wife calms (or perhaps torments) her ailing husband by reading him recipes.

      In stories brimming with

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