Whatever Love Means
Whatever Love Means by David Baddiel, published by Little, Brown in 1999, is a modern fiction novel that explores the complexities of love and relationships through the lens of a tumultuous affair. The story follows Vic Mullan, a habitual drug-user and professional layabout, who recalls the day of Princess Diana’s death while beginning an affair with Emma, his best friend’s wife. The narrative unfolds against a backdrop of intense emotions and societal upheaval, capturing a unique moment in time.
Readers will find a rich exploration of the passionate and often chaotic relationship between Vic and Emma as they navigate the intricacies of their affair amidst personal and external challenges. The novel delves into themes of love, tragedy, and the human experience, blending elements of satire and mystery. With 310 pages, this first edition offers a thought-provoking look at the nature of intimacy and the impact of life events on personal connections.
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Like most people, Vic Mullan, habitual drug-user, professional layabout, and amoralist extraordinaire, can remember where he was and what he was doing on the day of Princess Diana’s death. Yes, he can remember it particularly well: he was at home, beginning an affair with Emma, his best friend’s wife.The opening sections of David Baddiel’s second novel chart the history of an intense and passionately sexual liaison set against the background of the most hysterical – in both senses of the word – time in recent memory. But as the months wear on, and life and love return to normal, so things become more complex between Vic and Emma. And then, tragedy – a real, local, small-scale tragedy, as opposed to a national, iconic, mythological one – intervenes. Part-satire, part-love story, part-whodunnit, and part-meditation on the nature of sex and death, Whatever Love Means is truly a tale for our times
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