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The new book from the Booker Prize-winning Julian Barnes, about looking back, facing the future, and coming to the end of life

The new book from the Booker Prize-winning Julian Barnes, about looking back, facing the future, and coming to the end of life

Departure(s) is a book about many things, including-

A man called Stephen and a woman called Jean, who fall in love when they are young and again when they are old

A Jack Russell called Jimmy, famous for his good behaviour

The mischievous nature of memory

The aging body, and how it begins to fail

Taking our chances, facing our fate

How we find happiness in this life

How a departure can also be an arrival

And when it is time to say goodbye

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Format
Hardback
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Country
United Kingdom
Date
20 January 2026
Pages
176
ISBN
9781787335721

The new book from the Booker Prize-winning Julian Barnes, about looking back, facing the future, and coming to the end of life

The new book from the Booker Prize-winning Julian Barnes, about looking back, facing the future, and coming to the end of life

Departure(s) is a book about many things, including-

A man called Stephen and a woman called Jean, who fall in love when they are young and again when they are old

A Jack Russell called Jimmy, famous for his good behaviour

The mischievous nature of memory

The aging body, and how it begins to fail

Taking our chances, facing our fate

How we find happiness in this life

How a departure can also be an arrival

And when it is time to say goodbye

Read More
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Country
United Kingdom
Date
20 January 2026
Pages
176
ISBN
9781787335721