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The Things You Know (Storycuts)

byJulian Barnes

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Janice and Merrill, two widows, converse about their departed husbands over breakfast. Fond memories of their spouses are recounted, but it is in what they leave unsaid that they find the greater sustenance.

Part of the Storycuts series, this short story was previously published in the collection The Lemon Table.

About Julian Barnes

Julian Barnes is the author of fourteen novels, including The Sense of an Ending, which won the 2011 Booker Prize, and Sunday Times bestsellers The Noise of Time and The Only Story. He has also written three books of short stories, four collections of essays and five works of non-fiction, including Nothing to Be Frightened Of and the Sunday Times number one bestseller Levels of Life. He was awarded the David Cohen Prize for lifetime contribution to literature in 2011, and the Légion d'honneur in 2017.
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  • Imprint: Vintage Digital
  • ISBN: 9781448128792
  • Length: 18 pages
  • Price: £0.99