{"product_id":"the-late-life","title":"The Late Life","description":"What can death teach us about life?'One of the greatest achievements of the author of The Reader' Les Echos\u003cbr\u003e'Schlink's novel belongs alongside Julian Barnes's. It sounds like a farewell' Le Figaro littéraire\u003cbr\u003e'Masterful' Süddeutsche ZeitungAt seventy-six, Martin Brehm is, by his own measure, content. He tends his garden, writes, and cares for his six-year-old son, David, while his much younger wife pursues her work as a painter. Their life, though unconventional, feels complete - until a diagnosis of terminal cancer gives him only months to live.Confronted with the certainty of his death, Martin becomes determined to secure a future for those he loves and leave behind something lasting. But as his plans unfold, he begins to question what it truly means to give. What will remain a gift and what will become a burden?In the final season of his life, Martin must face the limits of intention and the necessity of letting go. The Late Life is a tender, searching and quietly profound novel that explores how to live fully at the edge of death, the value of a good death and how to leave, well.'One of Germany's most celebrated and popular writers' Financial TimesTranslated from the German by Charlotte Collins","brand":"Orion Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57630273405254,"sku":"9781399627559","price":17.67,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0852\/3081\/3510\/files\/6f923fb917601b6c8e9710d18438f8918b574731a55d8199fb0ef10681d7b780.jpg?v=1792247136","url":"https:\/\/www.averdo.com\/products\/the-late-life","provider":"Averdo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}