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