{"product_id":"last-friends-paperback","title":"Last Friends - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJane Gardam\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The satisfying conclusion to Gardam's Old Filth trilogy offers exquisite prose, wry humor, and keen insights into aging and death\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile \u003ci\u003eOld Filth\u003c\/i\u003e introduced readers to Sir Edward Feathers, his dreadful childhood, and his decades-long marriage, \u003ci\u003eThe Man in the Wooden Hat\u003c\/i\u003e was his wife Betty's story. \u003cem\u003eLast Friends\u003c\/em\u003e is Terence Veneering's turn. His beginnings were not those of the usual establishment grandee. Filth's hated rival in court and in love is the son of a Russian acrobat marooned in the English midlands and a local girl. He escapes the war and later emerges in the Far East as a man of panache and fame. The Bar treats his success with suspicion: where did this handsome, brilliant Slav come from? This exquisite story of Veneering, Filth, and their circle tells a bittersweet tale of friendship and grace and of the disappointments and consolations of age. They are all, finally, each other's last friend as this magnificent series ends with the deep and abiding satisfaction that only great literature provides. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" Gardam's] prose sparkles with wit, compassion and humor. She keeps us entertained, and she keeps us guessing. Be thankful for her books. Be thankful for this trilogy, which is ultimately an elegy, created with deep affection.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Restores us to an era rich in spectacle and bristling with insinuation and intrigue. Vivid, spacious, superbly witty, and refreshingly brisk . . . the story (and the author) will endure.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"All three Gardam books are beautifully written but it's a pleasure to note that \u003cem\u003eLast Friends\u003c\/em\u003e is the most enjoyable, the funniest and the most touching.\"--\u003ci\u003eNational Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJane Gardam\u003c\/b\u003e is the only writer to have been twice awarded the Whitbread Prize for Best Novel of the Year. She is winner of the David Higham Prize, the Royal Society for Literature's Winifred Holtby Prize, the Katherine Mansfield Prize, and the Silver Pen Award from PEN. Her novels include: \u003ci\u003eGod on the Rocks\u003c\/i\u003e, shortlisted for the Booker Prize; \u003ci\u003eOld Filth\u003c\/i\u003e, a finalist for the Orange Prize; \u003ci\u003eThe Man in the Wooden Hat\u003c\/i\u003e, finalist for the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times \u003c\/i\u003eBook prize, and \u003ci\u003eLast Friends\u003c\/i\u003e, finalist for the Folio Award. She lives in the south of England, near the sea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.2 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 02, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44311704633446,"sku":"9781609450939","price":23.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/UFhQenQ4M0RzeDFNS2xaVGR5OXBlZz09.webp?v=1767880250","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/last-friends-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}