The Versions of Us
by Laura Barnett
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Pub Date May 03 2016 | Archive Date Jun 03 2016
Description
In one moment, two lives will be changed forever . . . and forever . . . and forever.
The one thing that’s certain is they met on a Cambridge street by chance and felt a connection that would last a lifetime. But as for what happened next . . . They fell wildly in love, or went their separate ways. They kissed, or they thought better of it. They married soon after, or were together for a few weeks before splitting up. They grew distracted and disappointed with their daily lives together, or found solace together only after hard years spent apart. 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. 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 the course of our lives.
The one thing that’s certain is they met on a Cambridge street by chance and felt a connection that would last a lifetime. But as for what happened next . . . They fell wildly in love, or went their separate ways. They kissed, or they thought better of it. They married soon after, or were together for a few weeks before splitting up. They grew distracted and disappointed with their daily lives together, or found solace together only after hard years spent apart. 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. 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 the course of our lives.
Advance Praise
#1 Sunday Times bestseller
A Publishers Marketplace Buzz Book 2016: Spring/ Summer
One of the Observer’s New Faces of Fiction
A Richard & Judy Pick
"British journalist Barnett’s debut novel imagines the delicious prospect of romantic do-overs, cleverly negotiating the tricky and often dizzying terrain of three versions of first love...Barnett’s evocative presentation is a masterly romantic study of love’s choices and consequences, leaving wide open just what constitutes a perfect ending."—PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, starred and boxed review
"A rich, complex, and deeply satisfying novel… One of the most engrossing novels either of us has read in years."—Richard Madeley, THE RICHARD AND JUDY BOOK CLUB
"A triumphant debut… a thoughtful, measured book about the interplay of chance and destiny in our lives."—Elena Seymenliyska, SUNDAY TELEGRAPH
"Its very scope is a joy, the technical achievement seamlessly done, and the ending – all the endings – suitably affecting."—Jenny Colgan, THE GUARDIAN
"Well written, stunningly crafted and constantly surprising… An utterly convincing love story about two people destined to be together somehow, no matter what."—Kate Saunders, THE TIMES
"Truly enthralling—the spirit of The Versions of Us has lingered with me. The way Laura Barnett manages to weave together such detailed and compelling threads is extraordinary, and she finds such poignancy in the everyday. I felt drawn in by the stories of Jim and Eva, and the novel really got me thinking about all the lucky chances we get to start over, and how we live in a state of constant flux. I simply adored this wonderful novel." — Jessie Burton, author of The Miniaturist
"Where to begin? With the fluid and effortless prose? The poise and control of the author? The tenderness--but never sentimentality--which permeates the characterization? The cleverness of the plot device? The Versions of Us is both brilliant and astonishingly good." — Elizabeth Buchan, best-selling author of Consider the Lily
“I absolutely loved [The Versions of Us]. It's so elegantly and beautifully written . . . I was equally enthralled by each of the three versions . . . A really wonderful book.” — Esther Freud, author of Lucky Break and Mr. Mac and Me
A Publishers Marketplace Buzz Book 2016: Spring/ Summer
One of the Observer’s New Faces of Fiction
A Richard & Judy Pick
"British journalist Barnett’s debut novel imagines the delicious prospect of romantic do-overs, cleverly negotiating the tricky and often dizzying terrain of three versions of first love...Barnett’s evocative presentation is a masterly romantic study of love’s choices and consequences, leaving wide open just what constitutes a perfect ending."—PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, starred and boxed review
"A rich, complex, and deeply satisfying novel… One of the most engrossing novels either of us has read in years."—Richard Madeley, THE RICHARD AND JUDY BOOK CLUB
"A triumphant debut… a thoughtful, measured book about the interplay of chance and destiny in our lives."—Elena Seymenliyska, SUNDAY TELEGRAPH
"Its very scope is a joy, the technical achievement seamlessly done, and the ending – all the endings – suitably affecting."—Jenny Colgan, THE GUARDIAN
"Well written, stunningly crafted and constantly surprising… An utterly convincing love story about two people destined to be together somehow, no matter what."—Kate Saunders, THE TIMES
"Truly enthralling—the spirit of The Versions of Us has lingered with me. The way Laura Barnett manages to weave together such detailed and compelling threads is extraordinary, and she finds such poignancy in the everyday. I felt drawn in by the stories of Jim and Eva, and the novel really got me thinking about all the lucky chances we get to start over, and how we live in a state of constant flux. I simply adored this wonderful novel." — Jessie Burton, author of The Miniaturist
"Where to begin? With the fluid and effortless prose? The poise and control of the author? The tenderness--but never sentimentality--which permeates the characterization? The cleverness of the plot device? The Versions of Us is both brilliant and astonishingly good." — Elizabeth Buchan, best-selling author of Consider the Lily
“I absolutely loved [The Versions of Us]. It's so elegantly and beautifully written . . . I was equally enthralled by each of the three versions . . . A really wonderful book.” — Esther Freud, author of Lucky Break and Mr. Mac and Me
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9780544634244 |
| PRICE | $26.00 (USD) |
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