<p><b>Tod. T. Friendly is living his life backwards. </b><br><br>Doctor Friendly has just died, but after weeks of improving in the hospital, he is sent home to his affable, melting-pot, primary-colour existence in suburban America. <br><br>From the fresh-cut lawns of his retirement to the hustle of New York, and then the boat back to war-torn Europe, Friendly carries with him a secret. Trapped in his body from grave to cradle, Friendly¿s consciousness can only watch as he struggles to make sense of the good doctor¿s most ambitious project yet ¿ the final solution.<br><br><b>SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE</b><br><br><b>''Amis''s most daring and ambitious novel'' <i>Daily Telegraph</i></b></p>