Last Orders
by Graham Swift
3.68from 10,818 Goodreads ratings
- Published
- 1996
- ISBN
- 9780330489676
Description
Four men once close to Jack Dodds, a London butcher, meet to carry out his peculiar last wish: to have his ashes scattered into the sea. For reasons best known to herself, Jack's widow, Amy, declines to join them. On the surface the tale of a simple if increasingly bizarre day's outing, Last Orders is Graham Swift's most poignant exploration of the complexity and courage of ordinary lives.
Its neighbors on shelf E5
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