{"product_id":"the-late-life","title":"The Late Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat can death teach us about life?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'One of the greatest achievements of the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Reader\u003c\/i\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eLes Echos\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Schlink's novel belongs alongside Julian Barnes's. It sounds like a farewell' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eLe Figaro litteraire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Masterful' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSuddeutsche Zeitung\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt seventy-six, Martin Brehm is, by his own measure, content. He tends his garden, writes, and cares for his six-year-old son, David, while his much younger wife pursues her work as a painter. Their life, though unconventional, feels complete - until a diagnosis of terminal cancer gives him only months to live.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eConfronted with the certainty of his death, Martin becomes determined to secure a future for those he loves and leave behind something lasting. But as his plans unfold, he begins to question what it truly means to give. What will remain a gift and what will become a burden?\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the final season of his life, Martin must face the limits of intention and the necessity of letting go. \u003ci\u003eThe Late Life\u003c\/i\u003e is a tender, searching and quietly profound novel that explores how to live fully at the edge of death, the value of a good death and how to leave, well.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'One of Germany's most celebrated and popular writers' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTranslated from the German by Charlotte Collins\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eImprint: W\u0026amp;N\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSupplier: Alliance Distribution Services\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSubjects: Code FA (scheme 12), Code FBA (scheme 93), Hachette Australia, Code FYT (scheme 12), Code FYT (scheme 93)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Orion","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67454386635001,"sku":"9781399627559","price":32.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0781\/4535\/6025\/files\/9781399627559.jpg?v=1792640444","url":"https:\/\/www.atticusbooksandart.com.au\/products\/the-late-life","provider":"Atticus Bookshop Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}