<p><b>The classic, moving tale of a man born old, destined to die young, and live at odds with his time </b><br /><br />To the confusion and embarrassment of his family, Benjamin Button is born an old man. As the years pass, he grows younger - moving against the current of ordinary life. While those around him age as expected, Benjamin finds himself increasingly out of step, his relationships strained by a life no one else can share. <i>The Curious Case of Benjamin Button</i> is F. Scott Fitzgerald's quietly unsettling tale of being a misfit to one's time.<br /><br />Includes the stories: <i>The Curious Case of Benjamin Button</i>, <i>Winter Dreams</i> and <i>'The Sensible Thing'</i><br /><br /><b>BRIEF ENCOUNTERS: classic novellas and captivating stories, to be read in a single sitting or savoured over days</b></p>