The Rest of Our LIves by Benjamin Markovits

SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2025

When Tom's wife had an affair, he resolved to leave her once their children had grown up. Twelve years later, after driving his daughter to university, he remembers his pact and keeps driving West to visit friends, family and an old girlfriend.

But he also has secrets of his own - trouble at work and health issues - and sometimes running away is the hardest thing to do.

REVIEWS

"Irresistible ... a book that has everything - a clear line of plot, turbulently interesting narrator, themes both modern and timeless. One of those books that, as you read, makes you think, "Why aren't all novels like this?"" ― The Critic

"Feels less like reading a novel and more like sitting in a car beside a dear friend . . . a profoundly moving experience." - Ann Patchett

'Deeply human ... a beautifully quiet and devastating book.' SARAH JESSICA PARKER
"Funny, wise and knowing." -Clare Chambers

PRODUCT DETAILS
Paperback
Publisher: Faber & Faber
ISBN: 978-0571388554
Pages: 256