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Blow Your House Down (Virago Modern Classics)
Pat Barker
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Description for Blow Your House Down (Virago Modern Classics)
Paperback. * An early novel by one of England's most important contemporary novelists. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 12. Weight in Grams: 128.
'Blow Your House Down is swift, spare and utterly absorbing - you'll probably read it, as I did, in one tense sitting' NEW YORK TIMES
'A courageous and disturbing novel' ELIZABETH WARD, WASHINGTON POST BOOK WORLD
'Despite its black humour, it is a deeply political book' BELINDA WEBB, GUARDIAN
A serial killer stalks prostitutes with profound and unexpected consequences in this riveting novel from the Booker Prize-winning author of The Ghost Road.
A city and its people are in the grip of a killer who is roaming the northern city, singling out ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Virago
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Series
VMC
Condition
New
Weight
125g
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780860683988
SKU
V9780860683988
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About Pat Barker
Pat Barker was born in 1943. She was chosen in 1983 as one of the twenty 'Best of Young British' novelists and won the Booker Prize with The Ghost Road in 1995. In 2000, she received a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for her contribution to the literary world. Her work focuses on survival, tragedy and ... Read more
Reviews for Blow Your House Down (Virago Modern Classics)
Inspired by the reign of the Yorkshire Ripper, it raised a theme that would later rear its head in the media coverage of the Ipswich murders - how the serial killer is often mythologised with a label, whereas the women are just "prostitutes". Despite its black humour, it is a deeply political book
Belinda Webb
Guardian
Barker's ... Read more
Belinda Webb
Guardian
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