<p><b>''A masterpiece... I would urge you to read - and re-read '' <i>Daily Telegraph</i></b><br><br><b>**Winner of the Man Booker Prize for Fiction 2011**</b><br><br>Tony Webster and his clique first met Adrian Finn at school. Sex-hungry and book-hungry, they would navigate the girl-less sixth form together, trading in affectations, in-jokes, rumour and wit. Maybe Adrian was a little more serious than the others, certainly more intelligent, but they all swore to stay friends for life.<br><br>Now Tony is retired. He''s had a career and a single marriage, a calm divorce. He''s certainly never tried to hurt anybody. Memory, though, is imperfect. It can always throw up surprises, as a lawyer''s letter is about to prove.<br><br><b> Now a major film </b></p>