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Last orders

Four men gather in a London pub. They have taken it upon themselves to carry out the last orders of Jack Dodds, master butcher, and deliver his ashes to the sea. As they drive towards the fulfilment of their mission, their errand becomes an extraordinary journey into their collective and individual pasts. Braiding these men?s voices, and that of Jack?s widow, into a choir of sorrow and resentment, passion and regret, Swift creates a testament to a changing England and to enduring mortality.

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  • "Last orders"
  • "Last orders"@it

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  • "The death of one of their friends causes a group of men who have been companions since World War II to take stock of their lives."
  • "Four men gather in a London pub. They have taken it upon themselves to carry out the last orders of Jack Dodds, master butcher, and deliver his ashes to the sea. As they drive towards the fulfilment of their mission, their errand becomes an extraordinary journey into their collective and individual pasts. Braiding these men?s voices, and that of Jack?s widow, into a choir of sorrow and resentment, passion and regret, Swift creates a testament to a changing England and to enduring mortality."@en
  • "In England three working-class buddies, united by pub-drinking and World War II experiences, drive the ashes of the fourth to the sea. In the process emerge the lives of four families and the reason no wife came. By the author of Ever after."
  • "In England three working-class buddies, united by pub-drinking and World War II experiences, drive the ashes of the fourth to the sea. In the process emerge the lives of four families and the reason no wife came. By the author of Ever after."@en
  • "A group of men, close friends from World War II, drive from London to the seaside to scatter the ashes of one of their group who has died. On the trip they talk of their lives."@en
  • "Four men once close to Jack Dodds, a London butcher, meet to carry out his peculiar last wish: to have his ashes scattered into the sea. For reasons best known to herself, Jack's widow, Amy, declines to join them."@en
  • "Op zijn sterfbed vraagt een slager vier vrienden zijn as boven zee uit te strooien."
  • "This novel follows four men once close to Jack Dodds, a London butcher, who meet to carry out his last wish: to have his ashes scattered into the sea."
  • "Four men once close to Jack Dodds, meet to carry out his last wish : to have his ashes scattered into the sea - For her own reasons, Jack's widow declines to join them; This title is also available as a film."
  • "In this novel from the author of Sweet Shop Owner, 3 close friends of the late Jack Dodds travel together to pay him their last respects and carry out his final wish: that his ashes be buried at sea. On the voyage, they tell their own life stories."@en
  • "Four friends gather in a London pub to carry out a friend's wishes to have his ashes delivered to the sea."@en
  • "Laatste ronde. - Op zijn sterfbed vraagt een slager vier vrienden zijn as boven zee uit te strooien."
  • "While driving the ashes of a dead friend from London to the seaside town where they are to be scattered, long-time pals, men whose lives revolve around work, family, the racetrack, and a favorite pub, reexamine their lives, choices, and personal relationships."@en
  • "Four men once close to Jack Dodds, a London butcher, meet to carry out his peculiar last wish to have his ashes scattered into the sea. For reasons best known to herself, Jack's widow Amy, declines to join them."@en
  • "In England three working-class buddies, united by pub-drinking and World War II experiences, drive the ashes of the fourth to the sea. In the process emerge the lives of four families and the reason no wife came. By the author of Ever After."
  • "In England three working-class buddies, united by pub-drinking and World War II experiences, drive the ashes of the fourth to the sea. In the process emerge the lives of four families and the reason no wife came. By the author of Ever After."@en

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  • "Audiobooks"
  • "Authors' presentation copies (Provenance)"@en
  • "Psychological fiction"
  • "Psychological fiction"@en
  • "Advance copies (Publishing)"@en
  • "Uncorrected proofs (Printing)"@en
  • "Domestic fiction"@en
  • "Allegories"@en
  • "Romány"
  • "Tekstuitgave"
  • "Belletristische Darstellung"
  • "Romans (teksten)"
  • "Large type books"@en
  • "Erzählende Literatur: Gegenwartsliteratur ab 1945"
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Love stories"
  • "Love stories"@en
  • "Fiction"
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Mystery"
  • "Powieść angielska"@pl
  • "Powieść angielska"
  • "Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)"@en

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  • "La dernière tournée : roman"
  • "天堂酒吧 / Last Orders / Graham Swift"
  • "Son içkiler : roman"
  • "Ostatnia kolejka"@pl
  • "Ostatnia kolejka"
  • "Utolsó kívánság"
  • "Utolsó kívánság"@hu
  • "Last orders : [a novel]"
  • "Poslednie raspori︠a︡zhenii︠a︡"
  • "Ultimo giro"
  • "Ultimo giro"@it
  • "Poslednja tura"
  • "Khamsang sutthāi = Last orders"
  • "La Dernière tournée : roman"
  • "Laatste ronde"
  • "Last orders"@en
  • "Last orders"
  • "Últimos tragos"@es
  • "Últimos tragos"
  • "Sidste omgang : roman"@da
  • "Sidste omgang : roman"
  • "Sivuv aḥaron"
  • "Tian tang jiu ba"
  • "Les Últimes voluntats"@ca
  • "Letzte Runde : Roman"
  • "Laatste ronde : roman"
  • "Letzte Runde : [Roman]"
  • "Letzte runde"
  • "Les últimes voluntats"
  • "Tian tang jiu ba / Last Orders / Graham Swift"
  • "Viimeinen kierros"@fi
  • "Letzte Runde Roman"
  • "Viimeinen kierros"
  • "Letzte Runde"
  • "Posljednja runda"
  • "天堂酒吧"
  • "Sibuv aḥaron"
  • "Poslední přání"

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