The Sunday Times Bestseller from the Winner of the Booker Prize She will change the way you
see the world . . . 'I'll remember Elizabeth Finch when most other characters I've met this
year have faded' The Times Elizabeth Finch was a teacher a thinker an inspiration. Neil is
just one of many who fell under her spell during his time in her class. Tasked with unpacking
her notebooks after her death Neil encounters once again Elizabeth's astonishing ideas on the
past and on how to make sense of the present. But Elizabeth was much more than a scholar. Her
secrets are waiting to be revealed . . . and will change Neil's view of the world forever.
'Enthralling . . . A connoisseur and master of irony himself [Barnes] fills this book with
instances of its exhilarating power' Sunday Times 'A lyrical thoughtful and intriguing
exploration of love grief and the collective myths of history' Booklist
