Talking it over : a novel /

"'Talking It Over' is the story of three Londoners: one woman, two men, all near the age of thirty (give or take a few years), who, despite their basic differences - Gillian is reserved, Stuart is a bit pedantic, Oliver leans toward flamboyance - mark the three corners of an orderly t...

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Main Author: Barnes, Julian
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Knopf : Distributed by Random House, [1991]
Edition:First American edition.
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Summary:"'Talking It Over' is the story of three Londoners: one woman, two men, all near the age of thirty (give or take a few years), who, despite their basic differences - Gillian is reserved, Stuart is a bit pedantic, Oliver leans toward flamboyance - mark the three corners of an orderly triangle: Gillian and Stuart have just been married, Stuart and Oliver are longtime friends, Oliver and Gillian get along fine. Straightforward and simple. Everyone in their places, getting along, going along..."--Goodreads
Item Description:In this powerfully affecting Flaubert's Parrot gives readers a brilliant take on the deceptions that make up the quivering substrata of erotic love. "An interplay of serious thought and dazzling wit. . . . It's moving, it's funny, it's frightening . . . fiction at its best."--New York Times Book Review.
Physical Description:275 pages ; 23 cm
ISBN:0679405259
9780679405252
0394222393
9780394222394