The versions of us follows the three different courses their lives could take following this first meeting. 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 has been on staff at the guardian and the daily telegraph, and is now a freelance arts journalist and features writer, working for the guardian, the observer and time out london, as well as several other national newspapers and magazines. They are still alone, even in the middle of a crowd of people. The versions of us by laura barnett a little blog of books. The versions of us is a tale of possibilities and consequences that rings across the shifting decades, showing how even the smallest choices can define the course of our lives. Now, however, she is turning many heads with her debut fiction novel the versions of us. 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. In bitesized alternating chapters, evas and jims lives spin along, apart and intersecting, together and fraying, over the next 56 years. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The versions of us by laura barnett by orionbooks orion. What point do you think the author is trying to make. She has been on staff at the guardian and the daily telegraph, and is now a freelance arts journalist and features writer, working for the guardian, the observer, and time out london, as well as several other national newspapers and magazines. Buy a cheap copy of the versions of us book by laura barnett.
The reader is introduced to three versions of this first meeting. The versions of us by laura barnett readers digest. Read online or download the versions of us by laura barnett book for free hello fellow readers. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Apr 27, 2017 35 stars the romance follows eva and jim, a writer and an artist studying at cambridge, from the day they metor should have metthrough heartbreak, love, and loss in three alternating versions. Available on kindle ebook and can be read on any device with the free kindle. Her first novel, the versions of us will be published in english, german, spanish, italian, french, portuguese, czech, and mandarin. The versions of us by laura barnett by orionbooks published on 20150518t. Jun 23, 2017 laura barnetts debut novel the versions of us was a huge hit when it was released in 2015, enchanting readers and topping bestseller charts.
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. Translation rights have been sold in 24 other countries so far, and the novel has been optioned for a tv adaptation by trademark films. Here, you can listen to the soundtrack that underpins particular scenes in each version, moving, with the characters, from the 1950s right up to the present day. Group reads fiction the versions of us by laura barnett june 2016 group fiction read comments showing 5 of 35 35 new post a comment. Jim and eva had strong connections with their parents throughout their lives.
An affecting and thoughtprovoking work, the versions of us will keep you gripped until the tearjerking conclusion. Pdf the versions of us download full pdf book download. 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. The novel was nominated in the best debut fiction category at the 2016 british book industry awards, and the us edition was selected. This is writing at its best in terms of the authors ability to evoke a mood, an atmosphere, a life, and a character within those settings. Download or read online the versions of us by laura barnett. 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. Do you have any thoughts, questions or discussions about the versions of us by laura barnett. It is published in the usa in by houghton mifflin harcourt.
Barnett has written for the guardian, the observer, the daily telegraph and time out. The one thing thats certain is they met on a cambridge street by chance and felt a connection that would last a lifetime. This sliding doorsstyle romantic drama riffs on the chance encounters that can define a life. The pair meet in 1950s cambridge, when a dog runs in front of evas bicycle. Download or read online the versions of us by laura. Dec 31, 2015 sunday times the versions of us is well written, deftly crafted and constantly surprising, in the way that chaotic real life is surprising. In versions, barnett tells three alternate versions of a love story, spliced together in chronological order. Book club questions for the versions of us by laura barnett.
The versions of us is well written, deftly crafted and constantly surprising, in the way that chaotic real life is surprising. Poetic in the way that the differences between the three versions are emphasized. Laura s barnett s new book greatest hits is available for preorder now. Do you think you could read the book by reading one reality at a time, all the way through. This is the question posed by laura barnetts first novel, which already looks set to become one of the summers big reads. The versions of us by laura barnett the independent us. 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. Hardcover published in 2015, kindle edition published in 2015, 0544634241 hardcover published in 2016, kindle edi. 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.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the versions of us. The versions of us by laura barnett joannes reading blog. Laura barnett has already earned a name for herself as a journalist, often writing about art and theatre for newspapers such as the guardian and the observer, as well as a writer of nonfiction and awardwinning short stories. Barnett renders an irresistible concept in sweet, cool prose a bit like a chooseyourownadventure book in which you dont have to choose. And, most crucially, what if an author decided it was a good idea to tell three versions. She writes regularly for the guardian, the observer, and the daily telegraph. The versions of us is an outstanding debut novel about the choices we make and the different paths that our lives might follow. Yetauthor laura barnett doesnt just tell us an ordinary romantic story. 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. May 03, 2016 this triplebraided structure builds poignancy, as the same 30th birthday party or funeral, populated by the same characters, unspools into different outcomes. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or. 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. She has been on staff at the guardian and the daily telegraph, and is now a freelance arts journalist and features writer, working for the guardian, the observer and time out, as well as several other national newspapers and magazines.
Greatest hits by the versions of us author laura barnett. Posted on april 27, 2017 august 14, 2017 by carina. The versions of us charts a relationship through three possible futures. What i think put me off was the tragedy because it felt like it was multiplied by three and, told in third person, it felt like the tragedies were events.
The versions of us kindle edition by barnett, laura. Jun 03, 2015 barnetts willingness to look beyond romance to the mechanics of relationships bodes well for her career as a novelist. I closed this book very sorry to be leaving the multiple versions of jim and evas lives. Laura barnett is a writer, journalist, and theatre critic. The oxford student oxfords biggest student newspaper, produced by and for.
To ask other readers questions about the versions of us, please sign up. Oh, people keep saying when i describe the versions of us by laura barnett. Laura barnett s debut novel the versions of us was a huge hit when it was released in 2015, enchanting readers and topping bestseller charts. A thoughtprovoking tale turns into the cliches of us. Jun 07, 2016 versions is a little like the movie sliding doors. The versions of us ebook by laura barnett rakuten kobo. Feb 10, 2016 the versions of us, by laura barnett 4. They think they wont be able to, that they wont survive, but somehow one second slips into another, becomes an hour, a day, a week, and they are still living.
And, most crucially, what if an author decided it was a good idea to tell three versions of the same story. Oct 16, 2016 laura barnett was born in 1982 in south london, where she now lives with her husband. At times, the title could be the cliches of us so predictable are the. Laura barnetts debut novel is now available in paperback, ebook and audio. Book club questions for the versions of us by laura barnett part of the richard and judy spring 2016 bookclub. 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. The versions of us by laura barnett, paperback barnes.
In version three, eva marries the same lesser bloke but makes a course correction midbook. Available on kindle ebook and can be read on any device with the free kindle app. Barnett has also written a nonfiction book and a book of award. Laura barnett the versions of us laura barnett in one moment, two lives will be changed forever. In the first chapter, eva bumps into her future husband jim in 1958 when she punctures her bike tyre on a nail and he stops to help. On the surface, its a little like anagrams by lorrie moore, too in versions, barnett tells three alternate versions of a love story, spliced together in chronological order. Three variations on a couple track roads not taken, lives unlived. Read the versions of us by laura barnett available from rakuten kobo. The versions of us by laura barnett bookish bucket list. The versions of us by laura barnett extract free download as pdf file. Eva is injured in a cycling accident after swerving to avoid a dog and from this point onwards, there are. Elle a dazzling novel about the ways the smallest decisions give shape to our lives, the versions of us charts a relationship through three possible futures.
They fell wildly in love, or went their separate ways. The versions of us book by laura barnett thriftbooks. Observer one of the most engrossing novels either of us has read in years. The versions of us offers three variations of eva and jims story, from their chance meeting in 1958 to the present day. The versions of us laura barnett poppy loves book club. What if one small decision could change the rest of your life. Newcomer barnett labels each chapter installment as version one, two, or three. 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. So eva is plumping cushions while jims lover helena is cleaning, tidying in parallel but different stories as jim paints a triptych he calls the versions of us. Of the three alternative realities, in which do you think jim and eva were happiest. Laura barnett is a writer, journalist and theatre critic. The versions of us audiobook, written by laura barnett. How did you find reading the book in three simultaneous realities. What if the romantic path you choose turns out to be a misstep.
Barnett has also written a nonfiction book and a book of awardwinning short stories. In 2014, barnett published advice from the players, collected advice from actors for those hoping to pursue a theatrical career. Download our free nook app escape into a good book things to do at home next. Barnett has that rare talent, like curtis sittenfeld or kate atkinson, of building up the mundane aspects of everyday life until they acquire meaning the times barnett excels herself in this mesmerising ballad. 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. She studied spanish and italian at cambridge university, and newspaper journalism at city university, london. The versions of us by laura barnett extract scribd. On the surface, its a little like anagrams by lorrie moore, too. The versions of us by laura barnett book club discussion. 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. 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 download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Sunday times the versions of us is well written, deftly crafted and constantly surprising, in the way that chaotic real life is surprising.
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