Barker, Pat 1943-
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Pat Barker
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Pat Barker
The ghost road by Pat Barker (
Book
)
86
editions published
between
1995
and
2014
in
6
languages
and held by
3,109
libraries
worldwide
A World War I novel on civilized and uncivilized warfare. The protagonist is a British psychologist, treating soldiers for shell shock. Before the war he lived in a British colony in the Far East, studying headhunters until the practice was banned by the British as uncivilized. Now, as he witnesses the carnage of civilized artillery and machine guns he asks himself why is this not banned? By the author of The Eye in the Door
Regeneration by Pat Barker (
Book
)
112
editions published
between
1991
and
2014
in
10
languages
and held by
3,100
libraries
worldwide
Set in a British military hospital during WWI, this novel blends fact and fiction, drawing its two protagonists from the pages of history. The author of Union Street (made into the film Stanley and Iris) portrays overwhelmed men who try to come to terms with their outrage of a futile war
The eye in the door by Pat Barker (
Book
)
84
editions published
between
1993
and
2015
in
8
languages
and held by
2,463
libraries
worldwide
Rivers - Charles Manning, an upperclass officer whose social status and battlefield wounds must shield him from the growing danger of his exposure as a homosexual
Life class by Pat Barker (
Book
)
45
editions published
between
2003
and
2014
in
4
languages
and held by
2,075
libraries
worldwide
A novel capturing the devastation and psychological trauma of the Great War on every level of British society focuses on a group of young art students, including Paul Tarrant, a Red Cross volunteer, who discovers that life, love, and art will never be the same
Another world by Pat Barker (
Book
)
61
editions published
between
1998
and
2013
in
8
languages
and held by
1,694
libraries
worldwide
A British novel on family tensions whose protagonists include children from a couple's previoius marriage and a dying grandfather who is reliving the horrors of World War I
Border crossing by Pat Barker (
Book
)
59
editions published
between
2001
and
2017
in
13
languages
and held by
1,632
libraries
worldwide
"At first, as Tom and Lauren Seymour walk along the deserted Newcastle waterfront on a cold, gray September afternoon, they are too busy arguing, too absorbed in the breakup of their marriage, to notice the sole other human being at the river's edge - a young man who steps out onto one of the abandoned jetties, swallows a bottle of pills, and throws himself into the icy current. Tom risks his life to rescue the man and is just in time to save him; but soon afterward, Tom begins to discover hidden meanings beneath this stroke of luck. For the man is Danny Miller, and Tom testified years before as an expert witness at Danny Miller's trial for murder, when Danny was ten years old. Now, released from prison and living under an assumed name, Danny asks Tom to help him sort out his life - starting with his past. While Tom grapples with his own troubles, he is lured, by suspicion, guilt, and curiosity, into a lonely, soul-searching reinvestigation of Danny's case."--Jacket
Double vision by Pat Barker (
Book
)
40
editions published
between
2003
and
2013
in
5
languages
and held by
1,530
libraries
worldwide
Profoundly affected by the events of September 11th and its aftermath, two British journalists return to England to face different fates, in a study of the effects of violence on those who come in contact with it
Toby's room by Pat Barker (
Book
)
29
editions published
between
2012
and
2015
in
4
languages
and held by
1,529
libraries
worldwide
A portrait of an upper-class family torn by World War I centers on an anguished sister whose beloved brother goes missing in action, in an epic tale that explores the experiences of the family members and the working-class people who support them
Noonday : a novel by Pat Barker (
Book
)
25
editions published
between
2015
and
2017
in
English
and held by
1,066
libraries
worldwide
"A new novel from the Booker Prize winning Pat Barker, author of the Regeneration Trilogy, that unforgettably portrays London during the Blitz (her first portrayal of World War II) and reconfirms her place in the very top rank of British novelists. London, the Blitz, Autumn 1940. As the bombs fall on the blacked-out city, ambulance driver Elinor Brooke races from bomb sites to hospitals trying to save the lives of injured survivors, working alongside former friend Kit Neville, while her husband Paul Tarrant works as an air-raide warden. Once fellow students at the Slade School of Fine Art before the First World War destroyed the hopes of their generation, they now find themselves caught in another war, this time at home. As the bombing intensifies, the constant risk of death makes all three reach out for quick consolation. And into their midst comes the spirit medium Bertha Mason, grotesque and unforgettable, whose ability to make contact with the deceased finds vastly increased demands as death rains down from the skies. Old loves and obsessions resurface until Elinor is brought face to face with an almost impossible choice. Completing the story of Elinor Brooke, Paul Tarrant and Kit Neville begun with Life Class and continued with Toby's Room, Noonday is both a stand-alone novel and the climax of a trilogy. Writing about the Second World War for the first time, Pat Barker brings the besieged and haunted city of London into electrifying life in her most powerful novel since the Regeneration trilogy."
Union Street by Pat Barker (
Book
)
83
editions published
between
1982
and
2016
in
11
languages
and held by
959
libraries
worldwide
This Virago modern classic was the first novel from the author of The Eye in the Door and The Ghost Road. It centres on the women of Union Street, describing how they meet the harsh challenges of poverty and survival in a precarious world
Blow your house down by Pat Barker (
Book
)
36
editions published
between
1984
and
2016
in
4
languages
and held by
832
libraries
worldwide
"A city and its people are in the grip of a killer who is roaming the northern city, singling out prostitutes. The face of his latest victim stares out from every newspaper and billboard, haunting the women who walk the streets. But life and work go on. Brenda, with three children, can't afford to give up while Audrey, now in her forties, desperately goes on 'working the cars'. And then, when another women is savagely murdered, Jean, her lover, takes desperate measures." --Publisher description
The century's daughter by Pat Barker (
Book
)
19
editions published
between
1986
and
2005
in
4
languages
and held by
627
libraries
worldwide
Liza was born on the stroke of midnight as the 20th century began. Growing up during the First World War she marries Frank an unemployed steel worker who is also a mystic and faith healer. Her real trial of strength is encountered as she rears her children through the Depression and the Second World War
Life class : a novel by Pat Barker (
Sound Recording
)
16
editions published
between
2007
and
2014
in
English and Undetermined
and held by
573
libraries
worldwide
In the spring of 1914, a group of young students gather in an art studio for a life-drawing class. Paul Tarrant and Elinor Brooke are two components of a love triangle, and at the outset of the war, they turn to each other. After volunteering for the Red Cross, Paul must confront the fact that life, love, and art will never be the same for him. Pat Barker is unrivaled in her ability to convey simple, moving human truths. Her skill in relaying the harrowing experience of modern warfare is matched by the depth of insight she brings to the experience of love and the morality of art in a time of war. Life Class is one of her genuine masterpieces
The man who wasn't there by Pat Barker (
Book
)
33
editions published
between
1988
and
2008
in
4
languages
and held by
432
libraries
worldwide
Twelve-year-old Colin Harper weaves together movies and real life in an attempt to create an understanding of what his father was like and what it means to be a man
The Regeneration trilogy by Pat Barker (
Book
)
35
editions published
between
1991
and
2014
in
English and Undetermined
and held by
390
libraries
worldwide
The eye in the door: Drawing of the history of the Pemberton Billing libel trial in which all Britain's military troubles were laid at the door of the British homosexuals, themes of persecution and prejudice are explored alongside questions of class and identity
The ghost road by Pat Barker (
Sound Recording
)
39
editions published
between
1995
and
2017
in
English and Undetermined
and held by
317
libraries
worldwide
Famed psychologist Dr. William Rivers faces the wrenching challenge of restoring men to health, only to send them back to war and almost certain death. Lieutenant Billy Prior, who is cured of shell shock by Rivers at Craiglockhart War Hospital, is compelled beyond reason to return to the battlefield for a fourth tour of duty. For both men, the war is inescapable and consuming
Border crossing by Pat Barker (
Sound Recording
)
15
editions published
between
2001
and
2015
in
English
and held by
247
libraries
worldwide
One day when Tom Seymore, a child psychologist, was walking by a river by his home, he rescued a young man from drowning. Tom realized it was Danny Miller, a child murderer at whose trial he gave evidence. Danny has served his sentence and is out of prison, but now asks for Tom's help in refuting the evidence
Toby's room : a novel by Pat Barker (
Sound Recording
)
10
editions published
between
2012
and
2016
in
English
and held by
234
libraries
worldwide
A portrait of an upper-class family torn by World War I centers on an anguished sister whose beloved brother goes missing in action, in an epic tale that explores the experiences of the family members and the working-class people who support them
The eye in the door by Pat Barker (
Sound Recording
)
21
editions published
between
1993
and
2017
in
English
and held by
234
libraries
worldwide
Near the end of World War I and faced with defeat, the British government and a vengeful public targets pacifists and homosexuals as scapegoats. Many are jailed or forced to lead double lives as "the eye in the door" symbolizes the paranoia threatening to unravel the fabric of British society
Regeneration by Pat Barker (
Sound Recording
)
29
editions published
between
1991
and
2017
in
3
languages
and held by
223
libraries
worldwide
Behind the massive yellow-grey facade of Craiglockhart War Hospital, Dr. William Rivers attempts to restore the sanity of officers driven out of their minds by their experiences in action in the First World War. When Siegfried Sassoon publishes his declaration of protest against the continuation of the war, he is thought mentally unsound by the authorities and sent to the care of Rivers. Their relationship forms the core of Regeneration
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Rivers, W. H. R. (William Halse Rivers) 1864-1922
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Sassoon, Siegfried 1886-1967
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Owen, Wilfred 1893-1918
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Boulter, Russell Narrator
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Waterman, David F. Author
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Welsh, Irvine
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Smith, Zadie
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Amis, Martin
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Ishiguro, Kazuo 1954-
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Swift, Graham 1949-
Associated Subjects
Amis, Martin Anthropologists Barker, Pat, Barnes, Julian Bombardment of London (England : 1940-1941) Brothers and sisters Carter, Angela, Child psychotherapy Community life Divorced men England England--London England--Newcastle upon Tyne England--Northumberland English fiction Families Forensic psychiatry Gay men Gays Great Britain Historical fiction Hospitals Human figure in art Ishiguro, Kazuo, Journalists Juvenile homicide Lesbians Lifesaving Older women Owen, Wilfred, Physicians as artists Poets Poets, English Prostitutes--Crimes against Psychiatrists Psychological aspects Psychological fiction Rivers, W. H. R.--(William Halse Rivers), Sassoon, Siegfried, Serial murders Soldiers Swift, Graham, Violence War neuroses War stories Welsh, Irvine Widows Winterson, Jeanette, Working class women World War (1914-1918)
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