Julian Барнс - perhaps, brightest and original prose writer of modern Britain. And his novel got "end Presentiment" Букеровскую bonus - one of the most prestige literary rewards in the world. Maybe, basic talent of Барнса is ability easily and it is natural to play the works styles and directions. Thin стилизация and biting irony, refined lyricism and coming to cynicism sarcasm, aggressive inflexibility and merry mischief - Барнсу is subject all of it and other great deal.In the class of elite school, where Тони of Уэбстер and his friends study Colin and Алекс, the new comes is Adrian Финн. Inseparable trinity becomes four quickly, but Adrian sticks to наособицу: "We were always pinned and very rarely talked seriously. And our new class-mate always talked seriously and pinned" very rarely. After school four swear in eternal friendship - and for a long time go away in different directions| the matter is the romantic experiencing and adult caring, unexpected tragedy and desire somewhat quicker to disabuse it a mind. And becoming old on forty years Tony gets an unexpected letter from an advocate and, beginning to untwist the хитросплетенный ball of causes and effects, understands that the past seeming such simple and clear hides quite a bit shocking surprises.In 2017 in world rent goes out киноверсия of this novel. Leading roles in a film were carried out by Charlotte Рэмплинг, Jim Бродбент, Мишель Докери, Эмили Mortimer, Joe Элвин.