The Sense of an Ending

Barnes, J. (2012). The Sense of an Ending. London: Vintage.

For Dr Anne Saturday was the beginning of her Easter Holidays for real.  She had danced her with her soul for what seemed like months, she had organised three fundraisers for the Institute Hall making over £1000 and managed an acclaimed Slammin' @ the Bothy with the support of eight schools, two nationally reknowned poets, a local poet and some friends.  She had gone to support the Portsoy Young Players in the afternoon and she was tired if not a little weary.  While she is presently reading Sheldrick's 'An African Love Story' she wanted a page turner to help her go into another world.  She picked up one her chosen spring reads  - The Sense on an Ending. This was recommended in last month's Saga Magazine but in this month's magazine recommended three times in an article about Bookshops across Britain.

Part One was read before she went for supper @ Dod's.  This put her back to her heady days of the late sixties and perhaps seventies, and she tried to remembered where her own her head and heart was then.  10/10.

Sunday arrived and of course the rain which has been missing for weeks and the wind would prevent her from going to the planned garden schedule.  She decided on Part Two of the book.  Huddled against the radiator it was read and absorbed.  Yes we will have regrets on things we have said or done.  Yes we might wish to have changed our actions. Yes, we might not 'get it' even 40 years on.

Dr Anne awards 9/10.  She never gives a 10.