I ordered the versions of us instantly when i found out it was about a couple that met in their second year at cambridge. The versions of us ebook by laura barnett 9780544634473. A thoughtprovoking tale turns into the cliches of us a confident debut, it really comprises three short novels max liu. Read online or download the versions of us by laura barnett book for free hello fellow readers. The versions of us offers three variations of eva and jims story, from their chance meeting in 1958 to the present day. Jun 07, 2016 versions is a little like the movie sliding doors. Download or read online the versions of us by laura barnett. Her first novel, the versions of us will be published in english, german, spanish, italian, french, portuguese, czech, and mandarin. Barnett never tries to make a grandiose statement about fate. Instead, in each story line, we simply see that the greatest parts of life lie in the journey and the. May 01, 2016 eva and jim are nineteen and students at cambridge when their paths first cross in 1958. Late for class, eva edelstein swerves to miss a dog and crashes her bike.
May 03, 2016 a riveting, potentially redemptive story of modern american suburbia that reads almost like an ancient greek tragedy. In versions, barnett tells three alternate versions of a love story, spliced together in chronological order. The versions of us laura barnett poppy loves book club. The one thing thats certain is they met on a cambridge street by chance and felt a connection that would last a lifetime. Her first novel, the versions of us, will be published in english, german, spanish, italian, french, portuguese, czech, and mandarin. The novel was nominated in the best debut fiction category at the 2016 british book industry awards, and the us edition was selected. Hardcover published in 2015, kindle edition published in 2015, 0544634241 hardcover published in 2016, kindle edi. Laura barnett born 1982 is a british journalist and author.
The versions of us by laura barnett book club discussion. Greatest hits by the versions of us author laura barnett. Eva is injured in a cycling accident after swerving to avoid a dog and from this point onwards, there are three versions of their story. The versions of us audiobook, written by laura barnett. In the unraveling of the tale of a single relationship and all of its possibilities, the versions of us explores the wide net that our lives cast as we move or are moved by purpose and chance. The versions of us by laura barnett extract scribd. Barnett has also written a nonfiction book and a book of award. The versions of us by laura barnett the independent us. Overall an enjoyable read and looking forward to reading more books by laura barnett in the future. The versions of us follows the three different courses their lives could take following this first meeting. Read the versions of us by laura barnett for online ebook.
Laura s barnett s new book greatest hits is available for preorder now. The versions of us by laura barnett a little blog of books. The versions of us by laura barnett overdrive rakuten. The versions of us by laura barnett modern mrs darcy. They fell wildly in love, or went their separate ways.
When the whitmans, a nouveau riche white family, move into a sprawling, newly built house next door to valerie alstonholt, a black professor of forestry and ecology, and her musically gifted, biracial 18yearold son, xavier, in a modest, diverse north carolina neighborhood of. What if one small decision could change the rest of your life. The uk hardback edition of the versions of us was waterstones fiction book of the month for june 2015, and the paperback won the spring 2016 richard and judy book club and was a waterstones book club choice. May 23, 2015 widely touted as sliding doors meets one day, the versions of us by laura barnett tells the story of eva edelstein and jim taylor who meet as undergraduates at cambridge university in the late 1950s. Jun 03, 2015 barnetts willingness to look beyond romance to the mechanics of relationships bodes well for her career as a novelist. On the surface, its a little like anagrams by lorrie moore, too. An affecting and thoughtprovoking work, the versions of us will keep you gripped until the tearjerking conclusion. Jun 30, 2015 the versions of us by laura barnett published by hachette uk on may 28th 2015 genres. Buy a cheap copy of the versions of us book by laura barnett. Her debut novel, the versions of us, was nominated for the 2016 bbia award for debut fiction, and won the richard and judy spring 2016 book club.
This post contains affiliate links which you can use to purchase the book. The versions of us by laura barnett readers digest. May 28, 2015 the versions of us is well written, deftly crafted and constantly surprising, in the way that chaotic real life is surprising. She is on the ground, the trug upended next to her, roses strewn across the. The touching romances usp was an ambitious structure in which three different takes on the same love story played out over 60 years.
With the versions of us, laura barnett has created a world as magical and affecting as those that captivated readers in one day and life after life. Lives filled with love, betrayal, ambition but through. A thoughtprovoking read that will resonate with many and serve as a source of comfort when it feels like everything is falling apart. Oct 16, 2016 laura barnett was born in 1982 in south london, where she now lives with her husband.
The versions of us is an outstanding debut novel about the choices we make and the different paths that our lives might follow. She studied spanish and italian at cambridge university, and newspaper journalism at city university, london. And then there is david, evas thenlover, an ambitious actor who loves eva deeply. Sunday times the versions of us is well written, deftly crafted and constantly surprising, in the way that chaotic real life is surprising. The versions of us charts a relationship through three possible futures. If you buy the book using that link, i will receive a small commission from the sale. This sliding doorsstyle romantic drama riffs on the. Barnett has also written a nonfiction book and a book of awardwinning short stories. My second novel, greatest hits, is out now in the uk, and is published in the us by europa editions and in several other languages, including french les escales, italian bompiani and german kindler. Feb 10, 2016 the versions of us, by laura barnett 4.
This is what the english author laura barnett does in her debut novel, the versions of us, a captivating whirlwind of a book that offers readers three variations on one couples life. What if the romantic path you choose turns out to be a misstep. Braswell is an englishborn american writer of young adult fiction. Here, you can listen to the soundtrack that underpins particular scenes in. And, most crucially, what if an author decided it was a good idea to tell three versions of the same story. The versions of us by laura barnett joannes reading blog. Click download or read online button to get the versions of us book now. Yetauthor laura barnett doesnt just tell us an ordinary romantic story. The novel tells the story of cass wheeler, a fictional singer who enjoyed huge success from the early seventies, only to retire. Jun 19, 2015 the versions of us by laura barnett it is 1958 and eva, an english undergraduate at cambridge university, is cycling along a path when she swerves to avoid a dog and punctures a tyre on a nail by. The versions of us kindle edition by barnett, laura. The versions of us by laura barnett it is 1958 and eva, an english undergraduate at cambridge university, is cycling along a path when she swerves.
Different versions of a relationship and various possibilities in the lives of two people. In that brief moment, three outcomes are born for eva and jim. Oct 01, 2015 we follow three different versions of their future together, and apart as their love story takes on different incarnations and twists and turns to the conclusion in the present day. The versions of us is a tale of possibilities and consequences that rings. Laura s second greatest love, after literature, is music, and music from the rolling stones and talking heads to schubert and mozart also punctuates the lives of eva and jim in the versions of us.
The versions of us download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. The versions of us, was only published last may, but ive already been asked. Mernie gilmore, daily express a clever, romantic debut barnett tells three outcomes of the same affair, a simple, effective metaphor for the paths love itself can take you on. The versions of us by laura barnett extract free download as pdf file. Maeve binchys death left a gap in the market for stories simply told with no. It is a tale of possibilities and consequences that rings across the shifting decades, from the fifties, sixties, seventies, and on to the present, showing how even the smallest choices can define. She presses down on the pedals, but her front tyre is jittering like a nervous horse. Barnetts willingness to look beyond romance to the mechanics of relationships bodes well for her career as a novelist. It sold over 240,000 copies in the uk, and has been translated into 25. The versions of us by laura barnett book club discussion questions.
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