Long-time friends examine their lives while on a trip from London to the seaside to scatter the ashes of their late companion
Winner of the Booker prize in 1996, Graham Swift's LAST ORDERS is a honest, humble yet emotionally gripping novel about four old working-class London men on a day's excursion to scatter the ashes of their drinking buddy and friend since World War II. Narrated in the wonderfully differentiated and vivid voices of the four men, the novel slowly reveals both the men's loyalty and loves, and also their betrayals and jealousies. Filled with humor, humanity, a rich grasp of vernacular speech, and a subtle understanding of life's tragedies, LAST ORDERS is quietly brilliant book.
- Genre: Juvenile Fiction, Fiction + Literature Themes, Fiction + Literature Genres
- Subgenre: Family + Friendship, Social Issues / Friendship, Literary Genres + Types of Novels, Travel + Voyages, Love + Relationships + Sex, Human Qualities + Behavior, Medicine + Health, General, Conflicts + Dualities, Stages of Life
- Publisher: Vintage Books
- Edition: Reprint
- Language: English
- Format: paperback
- Release Date: January 1, 1997
- Date Published: January 1, 1997
- Author: Graham Swift