The Last Time They Met, Anita ShreveWhen Linda Fallon and Thomas Janes meet at a writers' festival in Toronto, it is the first time they have seen each other for twenty six years. Theirs is a story bound by the irresistible pull of true passion a love which begins in Massachusetts in the early 1960s, is rekindled in Kenya in the mid 1970s and which is about to play out its astonishing final episode Written with reverse chronology, Anita Shreve's new novel is a haunting story of

At the same time

and cheerfully brand-obsessed

According to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram

they have given us a new Lord of War

has woken up dead in what seems like a celestial visa office

Exploring the depths of Elijah's fascinating life as a prophet of God

and a wicked sense of humor

invented during ancient Greek times and using a system of weights

direct voice

They'd have to know when to pull the plug on losing propositions

A masterly portrait of a society in the grip of imperialism

And what advice would you give