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Double Talk
Double Talk tells the story of Violet Budd and Brian (Baby) Power, two characters fleeing
from their past. Brian is ambling after an immigrant’s dream, and Violet is desperate to ditch
her middle class origins for something more earthy and bohemian. Their contrary social and
geographical flight paths intersect in St. John’s, Newfoundland in the early 1980s, where, for a
time, they find love, sex, and a safe haven in each other.
No happy-ever-after story, Double Talk follows Violet and Brian over a fourteen-year period,
starting at the end instead of the beginning, as the ordinary pressures of life bring to the surface
the many differences that exist between them. Double Talk is a coming-of-age novel, a love story
and an examination of social class and its mysterious codes.
from their past. Brian is ambling after an immigrant’s dream, and Violet is desperate to ditch
her middle class origins for something more earthy and bohemian. Their contrary social and
geographical flight paths intersect in St. John’s, Newfoundland in the early 1980s, where, for a
time, they find love, sex, and a safe haven in each other.
No happy-ever-after story, Double Talk follows Violet and Brian over a fourteen-year period,
starting at the end instead of the beginning, as the ordinary pressures of life bring to the surface
the many differences that exist between them. Double Talk is a coming-of-age novel, a love story
and an examination of social class and its mysterious codes.
227 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 22, 2011
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October 29, 2024
I definitely didn't like the ending of this book. "ya right"? Really?
It seemed like the husband "Baby" was telling us the past and his wife, Violet told us a lot about the present. But it ends abruptly, and it was a moratorium on a marriage.
I did find it interesting in places and liked reading about their history, but there were lots of gaps in the story (many years) and I ended up disappointed.
It seemed like the husband "Baby" was telling us the past and his wife, Violet told us a lot about the present. But it ends abruptly, and it was a moratorium on a marriage.
I did find it interesting in places and liked reading about their history, but there were lots of gaps in the story (many years) and I ended up disappointed.
August 6, 2011
LOVED this book! The writing is superb, the characters are beautifully drawn. Highly recommend it!
November 2, 2012
A great read. Funny, tender and brutal. Full of insights, psychological realism.
April 22, 2013
I won,t read it a second time , thats for sure .
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