{"product_id":"last-orders-paperback-2","title":"Last Orders: Man Booker Prize Winner - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGraham Swift\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFour men gather in a London pub. They have taken it upon themselves to carry out the last orders of Jack Dodds, master butcher, and deliver his ashes to the sea. As they drive towards the fulfillment of their mission, their errand becomes an extraordinary journey into their collective and individual pasts. Braiding these men's voices, and that of Jack's widow, into a choir of sorrow and resentment, passion and regret, Swift creates a testament to a changing England and to enduring mortality. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Swift has involved us in real, lived lives...Quietly, but with conviction, he seeks to affirm the values of decency, loyalty, love.\"--New York Review of Books \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A beautiful book...a novel that speaks profoundly of human need and tenderness. Even the most cynical will be warmed by it.\"--San Francisco Chronicle\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFour men gather in a London pub. They have taken it upon themselves to carry out the last orders of Jack Dodds, master butcher, and deliver his ashes to the sea. As they drive towards the fulfillment of their mission, their errand becomes an extraordinary journey into their collective and individual pasts. Braiding these men's voices, and that of Jack's widow, into a choir of sorrow and resentment, passion and regret, Swift creates a testament to a changing England and to enduring mortality. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Swift has involved us in real, lived lives...Quietly, but with conviction, he seeks to affirm the values of decency, loyalty, love.\"--New York Review of Books \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A beautiful book...a novel that speaks profoundly of human need and tenderness. Even the most cynical will be warmed by it.\"--San Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGraham Swift is the author of five other novels, including the acclaimed \u003ci\u003eWaterland\u003c\/i\u003e, which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and won the Guardian Fiction Award. His work has been translated into more than twenty languages. He lives in London.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.67 x 8.01 x 5.19 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 14, 1997\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Man Booker Prize (1996)\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award (1998)\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42175790055559,"sku":"9780679766629","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/8ed86870e855e657a86afca9147e984f.webp?v=1733384235","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/last-orders-paperback-2","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}