Description
In a vast, quiet house, Jack Sadler—lonely and uncertain—waits for a birthday that may be approaching, or may already have passed. As the day comes into focus, the novel moves through the fragments of his recollections, stitching together moments from a life lived at a distance from others. With Rose Tremain’s quietly observant, lyrical style, the story turns aging into a living landscape where memory both comforts and unsettles, revealing what we choose to remember and what slips away. Part introspective portrait and part meditation on time, Sadler’s Birthday explores loneliness, identity, and the fragile hope of being seen—before the year turns again.
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paperback
St. Martin's Press
Published Jan 1, 1976
190 pages
ISBN: 9780312696504
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First Published
1976
Language
eng
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