The Versions of Us
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.10 (599 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0544634241 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 416 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-02-04 |
| Language | : | English |
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it giving it a 3 star rating--the story was fine, but it seemed to me that the author Kotty I pushed it giving it a 3 star rating--the story was fine, but it seemed to me that the author couldn't decide which story to write, so she wrote 3 different ones. So, if I look at the individual stories they were really only novellas, and as such not worth the price, or even something I could really sink my teeth into it. The hype about the book--'3 versions, isn't it amazing how life can turn on a dime'--led me to believe that this book would be magi. "outcomes depending on decisions the characters make -- is good. Chapters 1" according to me. The structural idea behind this book -- three parallel tracks with the same basic characters exploring different outcomes depending on decisions the characters make -- is good. Chapters 1, outcomes depending on decisions the characters make -- is good. Chapters 1 me The structural idea behind this book -- three parallel tracks with the same basic characters exploring different outcomes depending on decisions the characters make -- is good. Chapters 1, 4, 7, 10, etc. are version one of the story. Chapters 2, 5, 8, 11, etc. are the second version of the story. Chapters, 3, 6, 9, etc. are the third version of the story. But I found it hard to keep track of which version I was on and who the characters were in that ve. , 7, 10, etc. are version one of the story. Chapters 2, 5, 8, 11, etc. are the second version of the story. Chapters, outcomes depending on decisions the characters make -- is good. Chapters 1 The structural idea behind this book -- three parallel tracks with the same basic characters exploring different outcomes depending on decisions the characters make -- is good. Chapters 1, outcomes depending on decisions the characters make -- is good. Chapters 1 me The structural idea behind this book -- three parallel tracks with the same basic characters exploring different outcomes depending on decisions the characters make -- is good. Chapters 1, 4, 7, 10, etc. are version one of the story. Chapters 2, 5, 8, 11, etc. are the second version of the story. Chapters, 3, 6, 9, etc. are the third version of the story. But I found it hard to keep track of which version I was on and who the characters were in that ve. , 7, 10, etc. are version one of the story. Chapters 2, 5, 8, 11, etc. are the second version of the story. Chapters, 3, 6, 9, etc. are the third version of the story. But I found it hard to keep track of which version I was on and who the characters were in that ve. , 6, 9, etc. are the third version of the story. But I found it hard to keep track of which version I was on and who the characters were in that ve. Rhona Sera said A Stunning "Triptych". While I acknowledge the reviewers who note the challenges associated with reading the three alternating "versions" of the story, I found the effect to be stunning. It could have been written traditionally, I suppose, but so much enchantment would have been lost. I recommend reading it without trying too hard to keep track of the different versions, i.e., just go with it. At first I declined to purchase this book due to the under A Stunning "Triptych" Rhona Sera While I acknowledge the reviewers who note the challenges associated with reading the three alternating "versions" of the story, I found the effect to be stunning. It could have been written traditionally, I suppose, but so much enchantment would have been lost. I recommend reading it without trying too hard to keep track of the different versions, i.e., just go with it. At first I declined to purchase this book due to the under 4 star average rating. . star average rating.
They married soon after, or were together for a few weeks before splitting up. 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. 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. . They kissed, or they thought better of it. But as for what happened nex
Perhaps there’s a lesson to be learned here: Regardless of the paths we choose, the people who are meant to be in our lives will find their way there."—BOOKPAGE "An intriguing exploration of the many roads not taken."—BOOKLIST "Fans of the novel One Day and the movie Sliding Doors will want to pick up this debut."—KIRKUS REVIEWS "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 seamlessl