Departure(s) by Julian Barnes cookbook But Monica Jones was also

But Monica Jones was also a brilliant academic and an inspiring teacher in her own right

‘I wanted to pack a little suitcase and stay inside this book forever’ Ann Patchett Profound

The yearly bunfight of the Booker Prize became a matter of keen public interest

All summer long she stalks them through the shining streets: inviting herself into their home

his curiosity about the lives of others

Departure(s) by Julian Barnes cookbook But Monica Jones was alsoDeparture(s) is a work of fiction but that doesnt mean its not true. It is the story of a man called Stephen and a woman called Jean, who fall in love when they are young and again when they are old. It is the story of an elderly Jack Russell called Jimmy, enviably oblivious to his own mortality. It is also the story of how the body fails us, whether through age, illness, accident or intent. And it is the story of how experiences fade into anecdotes,