Julian Barnes: The Sense of an Ending

A crystalline gem of a novella that could only have been written by someone who has lived...and probably and most appreciated by someone of that age too. The style is elegant and understated which reflects the emotional state, at times chilliness of the characters. It's utterly British in that sense I feel where so much is not said or understated ( a cliche I know but cliches only come into existence as there is a good degree of truth in them)

Loved the Wittgenstein allusions used with enormous dramatic power...and embracing almost all is that pensee ( right word? fear not exactly right, Steve Patriarca) ' of that which we cannot speak, we must be silent.'

Powerful and profound, this gem slides down like iced gin.