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The Versions of Us

By: Laura Barnett
Narrated by: Clare Corbett, Daniel Weyman
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Some moments can change your life forever. Have you ever wondered, what if...?

A man is walking down a country lane. A woman, cycling towards him, swerves to avoid a dog. On that moment their future hinges. There are three possible outcomes, three small decisions that could determine the rest of their lives.

Eva and Jim are 19 and students at Cambridge when their paths first cross in 1958. And then there is David, Eva's then lover, an ambitious actor who loves Eva deeply. The Versions of Us follows the three different courses their lives could take following this first meeting. Lives filled with love, betrayal, ambition, but through it all is a deep connection that endures whatever fate might throw at them.

The Versions of Us explores the idea that there are moments when our lives might have turned out differently, the tiny factors or decisions that could determine our fate, and the precarious nature of the foundations upon which we build our lives. It is also a story about the nature of love and how it grows, changes and evolves as we go through the vagaries of life.

©2015 Laura Barnett (P)2015 Orion Publishing Group Contemporary Contemporary Romance Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Romance Romantic Suspense Women's Fiction Fiction Suspense

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I agree with many reviews that this book can be hard to follow but it is soooo worth sticking with it. An amazing story, not many books have me in tears. I listened to it every spare minute I had - hugely recommended!

Amazing!

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This book is a fabulous read or listen.
So cleverly intertwined are all the stories/versions it's hard to tell them apart.
Sometimes you wish you could pick your own versions especially at the end
Highly highly Recommend

Fabulous but takes a bit of concentration to keep up

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Actually, it really wasn't that bad but the 3 versions just went on and on and on to the bitter end...literally! There was no room left to use your own interpretations or imagination. It kept me reading and I liked the characters but between the 3 versions and the time jumps I got very confused.

Just wanted it to end!

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There are a few books out like this - it's similar to the first 15 lives of Harry August and also Life after Life , but with a twist.

I enjoyed the idea of showing how taking a different path here or there would effect the relationships of a group of people and it is executed well.

Narration was excellent

Enjoyable & well read

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Good narration but found the three versions of the story quite difficult to follow and a predictable end

The Versions of Us

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I need notes for this. complex but enjoyable. would recommend it I think. I may read it again

I need notes for this one....complex but enjoyable

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I loved it! It was very enjoyable to listen to and well written. I recommend it.

Brilliant

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I really loved The Versions of Us. The narrators were also both excellent!
The only flaw I found with it - and it is pretty minor - is trying to keep each different version clear and separate in my own head at times. I did have to rewind a fair few times to refresh my memory as to what version I was in. Maybe if the versions had proper titles rather than just a number it'd have been easier? But anyway, it was an excellent listen to an incredibly cleverly written and told story. I enjoyed it immensely!

Slightly tricky to keep up

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The narration was very good, some of the sorry interesting. I found it hard to keep the versions straight in my head, making me think that my hour-or two per day listening habit wasn't right for a book with a complex structure. I found I didn't care about the characters - probably says more about me than the book. I suspect I'd have liked it and the character more if I'd read it.

Maybe a better read than listen

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Wonderfully read and an utterly absorbing book. I was drawn into the world of these characters and followed their journey intently.

Brilliant characters, involving plot.

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