Jane Westaway
Book reviewer and commentator who provides in-depth reviews and literary commentary; in this episode gives a personal, elegiac review of Julian Barnes's Departures, published by Penguin Random House.
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May 6, 2026 • 5min
Book review: Departure (s) by Julian Barnes
Jane Westaway, a sharp book reviewer and literary commentator, gives a personal, elegiac take on Julian Barnes's Departures. She praises its intimate voice and finality. The conversation covers Barnes's blending of fiction, memoir and philosophy, his wit and memorable anecdotes, and the haunting central tale of Gene and Stephen.
