For Bill and Pete, friends since school, sixty is a defining moment, forcing a reappraisal of life as urgent as it is unexpected. But if there is no turning back, can they move on, taking wives, girlfriends, children and each other, along for the ride? Or, transformed in body and mind, must they return to Go, dreaming, however late in the day, that life can start over again? Poignantly exploring the difficulties of ageing and friendship, Estorick's novel is a compelling portrait of middle-class life.
Very funny and original . . . I read it in one evening and laughed much of the time" SALLY EMERSON "Consistently intelligent" FINANCIAL TIMES "This beautifully observed tableau of an increasingly feverish English can be read in one enjoyable gulp" COUNTRY LIFE Bill and Pete, best friends since school, are approaching 70 and now retired, but still meet regularly to chew the fat about sport, politics, their stagnant love lives, mutual friends and, increasingly, Bill's fractious relationship with his rebellious son Ivan. Spanning the four years from the Brexit Referendum to the end of the first Coronavirus lockdown, we watch these characters, last seen in About Time, stumble their way through chaos, mistrust, generational differences and blossoming relationships, finding new life and unexpected happiness in uncertain times.
A key to understanding De Chirico's uvre is an early series of eight paintings of the mythical Greek princess Ariadne, which had a powerful impact on such Surrealist painters as Salvador Dali, Max Ernst, Rene Magritte and Yves Tanguy. Including an unpublished text by Max Ernst, this is a landmark publication.
A superb catalog of Erte's last art works is a perfect way to celebrate the master's 100th birthday. Right up until his death in 1990, Erte continued to produce the art that made him so famous. In the two years after the publication of Erte at 95, he created no fewer than 71 prints and 105 sculptures, all of which are illustrated in this wonderful collection. 185 photographs, 176 in full color.
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