Talking It Over
by BARNES, Julian (born 1946)
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- Signed
- first
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Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, United Kingdom
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Synopsis
Few writers think and talk to beguilingly. This book is wonderfully funny. And intelligent. And moving' Independent on SundayShy, sensible banker Stuart has trouble with women; that is, until a fortuitous singles night, where he meets Gillian, a picture restorer recovering from a destructive affair. Stuart's best friend Oliver is his complete opposite – a language teacher who 'talks like a dictionary', brash and feckless. Soon Stuart and Gillian are married, but it is not long before a tentative friendship between the three evolves into something far different.Talking it Over is a brilliant and intimate account of love's vicissitudes. It begins as a comedy of misunderstanding, then slowly darkens and deepens, drawing us compellingly into the quagmires of the heart.
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- Bookseller
- Adrian Harrington Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 67387
- Title
- Talking It Over
- Author
- BARNES, Julian (born 1946)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- London: Jonathan Cape, 1991
- Bookseller catalogs
- LITERATURE;
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