{"product_id":"the-lemon-table-9781400076505","title":"The Lemon Table","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this widely acclaimed collection of short stories, the bestselling, Booker Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Sense of an Ending\u003c\/i\u003e addresses the most poignant aspect of the human condition: growing old. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A master at work.... Sweet, sour, bitter, wistful, ruminative, comic, elegiac ... A joy to read.\" --\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe characters in \u003ci\u003eThe Lemon Table\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn stories brimming with life and our desire to hang on to it one way or another, Barnes proves himself by turns wise, funny, clever, and profound--a writer of astonishing powers of empathy and invention.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781400076505\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.08h x 5.22w x 0.71d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eIngram Advance\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2005 pg. 76\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2005 pg. 34\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Julian Barnes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52146985173173,"sku":"9781400076505","price":13.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_4e1862b6-308c-48ac-b3c2-40b2f46b2819.jpg?v=1767678329","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-lemon-table-9781400076505","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}