Now a major directed by ritesh batra, starring michelle dockery downton abbey, emily mortimer, charlotte rampling, jim broadbent, and edward holcrofta novel so compelling that it begs to be read in a single setting, the sense of an ending has the psychological and emotional depth and sophistication of henry james at his best, and is a stunning achievement in julian barness oeuvre. Its a slim novel, 176 pages in length, and i read it in one sitting. The book is barnes eleventh novel written under his own name he has also written crime fiction under the pseudonym dan kavanagh and was released on 4 august 2011 in the united kingdom. The big revelation that tony finally comes to understand at the end of the book is.
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