





This month we will be discussing Julian Barnes' novel The Sense of an Ending. We will be meeting in the covered garden at Ryan's Bar in Stoke Newington, as we did last week. The Three Crowns, our original home, has re-opened but has no outside seating and might not yet be safe for us to spend too much time in. If your local library or bookshop has re-opened, support it! This is a few years old and should be easy to find, and can easily be ordered in if not already in stock. Otherwise, here's the Amazon link: https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Sense-Ending-Julian-Barnes/dp/0099564971 If you have already read the book, pop in and let us know what you think! Feel free to bring any friends, flatmates, or family and it will be great to see all of you - all are welcome. --- "a work of art, in a minor key." - Robert McCrum, The Observer "A dexterously crafted narrative of unlooked-for consequences...polished phrasings, elegant verbal exactness and epigrammatic perceptions embellish his sombre story. Uncovering, link by link, and appalling chain reaction of briefly wished-for revenge, almost accidental damage, and remorse that agonisingly bites after most of a lifetime, it's a harsh tale rich in human resonances." - The Times "compelling...Its effect is disturbing - all the more so for being written with Barnes's habitual lucidity. His reputation will surely be enhanced by this book. Do not be misled by its brevity. Its mystery is as deeply embedded as the most archaic of memories" - The Daily Telegraph