Summary The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes
Summary The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes "The Sense of an Ending" is a novel written by Julian Barnes. It follows the life of Tony Webster, a retired man in his sixties, reflecting on his past and exploring the nature of memory, time, and the unreliability of one's own recollections. The story is divided into two parts: Tony's reminiscences of his school days and his present-day reflections on those memories. In the first part, Tony takes the reader back to his youth and introduces his close-knit group of friends, including Adrian Finn, a brilliant and philosophical boy who stands out from the rest. Tony's memories focus on his relationship with Veronica Ford, a mysterious and enigmatic girl he briefly dated. Tony becomes infatuated with Veronica, but their relationship ends abruptly and without explanation. In the second part, set in the present, Tony receives a surprising bequest in a will—a diary left to him by the mother of Veronica, who ha