{"product_id":"the-late-life-from-the-author-of-the-no-1-international-bestsellers-the-reader-and-the-granddaughter-9781399627559","title":"The Late Life: From the author of the no.1 international bestsellers The Reader and The Granddaughter","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the no.1 international bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Reader and The Granddaughter\u003c\/i\u003e, comes a tender new novel about love and legacy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat can death teach us about life?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e'One of the greatest achievements of the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Reader\u003c\/i\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eLes Echos\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Schlink's novel belongs alongside Julian Barnes's. It sounds like a farewell' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eLe Figaro litteraire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Masterful' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSuddeutsche Zeitung\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAt 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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eConfronted 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?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn the final season of his life, Martin must face the limits of intention and the necessity of letting go. \u003ci\u003eThe Late Life\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e'One of Germany's most celebrated and popular writers' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eTranslated from the German by Charlotte Collins\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN13: 9781399627559\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of Pages: 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date: 20 Oct 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Orion Publishing Co\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication City, Country: London, United Kingdom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions (cm): 21.4(H)x13.6(L)x2(W)200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight (gm): 200\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cb\u003eBERNHARD SCHLINK\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Germany in 1944. A professor emeritus of law at Humboldt University, Berlin, and Cardozo Law School, New York, he is the author of the internationally bestselling novels \u003ci\u003eThe Reader\u003c\/i\u003e, which became an Oscar-winning film starring Kate Winslet and Ralph Fiennes, \u003ci\u003eThe Woman on the Stairs\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOlga\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Granddaughter\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Berlin and New York.\u003ch4\u003eReviews\u003c\/h4\u003e","brand":"Prof Bernhard Schlink","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50837518811353,"sku":"9781399627559","price":32.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0502\/9530\/8441\/files\/9781399627559.jpg?v=1793105136","url":"https:\/\/www.arielbooks.com.au\/products\/the-late-life-from-the-author-of-the-no-1-international-bestsellers-the-reader-and-the-granddaughter-9781399627559","provider":"Ariel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}