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The rest of our lives by Benjamin Markovits

Tom is plodding through life: his daughter is leaving for college, he’s been suspended from his job as a law professor, and his wife cheated on him 12 years ago. Now he’s going on a road trip to nowhere.

With no chapters, the story ambles along at a gentle pace which belies the disturbing moments when Tom's internal ramblings veer to the right. Unreliable narration captures a deteriorating US stuck in the nostalgia of a misremembered past.

Shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2025. 

Paperback | RRP £9.99

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