In matters of love and friendship, how much can be endured ? What might be forgiven? And who-give the inevitable, knotty complications-is desirable still ?
From such questions Julian Barnes has creed tragicomedy of human frailities and needs. Love, etc. stars three characters introduced in Taking It Over-to which this novel has an eerie, freestanding relation. Which is precisely how Stuart feels toward Gillian, his wife before his witty, feckless former best friend Oliver stole her away. True, Stuart did make a fuss at their subsequent wedding, and spied on them in their French village; but he was agreeable about the divorce, moved to American, remarried briefly, prospered, and then returned to London shortly after Oliver and Gillian, evec les enfants, did. Meanwhile, Oliver’s artistic ambitions have turned to ashes in his mouth, so it’s Gillian supporting the household-until Stuart rejoins them.
Title : JULIAN BARNES - LOVE, ETC
Code : D88 (227 pgs)
Price : RM5.00
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