Talking It Over

Talking It OverBy: Julian Barnes From the winner of the 2011 Man Booker Prize for Fiction comes a novel of profound insight and comic flare. Shy, 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

it is an epic tale of the lengths to which man will go in the ultimate quest for power and survival

Nicholas finds himself a sought-after man by both Carlotta and her half-brother

and strong enough to keep it

The result is a rare window into the inner workings of our minds

The most beautiful swan transforms into the Princess Odette

But he does promise himself

Located by the sea in a quiet Long Island village

these two global heroes had stared into the abyss and despair of our time and revealed how to live a life brimming with joy

the New Mexico-born radical cleric who became the first American citizen killed by a CIA drone and who mentored the Charlie Hebdo shooters

kite shop owner Emmy Adler gets swept up in a murder investigation

but things only get worse

By: Jane Yolen     "A triumphantly moving book