There used to be two sides to every story. Now there are three...
In
Talking it Over Gillian and Stuart were married until Oliver - witty, feckless Oliver - stole Gillian away. In
Love, etc Julian Barnes revisits the three of them, using the same intimate technique of allowing the characters to speak directly to the reader, to whisper their secrets, to argue for their version of the truth. Darker and deeper than its predecessor,
Love, etc is a compelling exploration of contemporary love and its betrayals.
Author ProfileJulian Barnes is the author of nine novels, including
Metroland,
Flaubert’s Parrot,
A History of the World in 10 ½ Chapters,
England, England and
Arthur and George, and two collections of short stories,
Cross Channel and
The Lemon Table.
ReviewsThe triangle of deeply believable characters and the story of betrayal and revenge are so engrossing that you almost fail to notice the usual Barnesian fusillade of wit and brilliance,The real wonder of this book is its apparent simplicity, its apparent slowness, the exactness and delicacy of its observations, the absolute firness of the form for the story. Of its kind - and I still don't dare to say what that kind might be - its perfect,This wonderfully entertaining novel... A work as skilled and satisfying as this can be nothing other than affirming: Barnes' delicate balance between laughter and despair lifts his entertainment into art
