Wide Open

Nicola Barker

ISBN 10: 000743572X / ISBN 13: 9780007435722

Edité par HarperCollins Publishers, 2011

A propos de cet article

2011. Paperback. Winner of IMPAC Dublin Literary Award in 2000, Wide Open is the first of Nicola Barker's Thames Gateway novels. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 199 x 20. Weight in Grams: 220. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

N° de réf. du vendeur V9780007435722

Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Wide Open
• Éditeur: HarperCollins Publishers
• Date de parution: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 000743572X
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780007435722
• Reliure: Couverture souple
• État de l'article: New

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Synopsis

Winner of IMPAC Dublin Literary Award in 2000, Wide Open is the first of Nicola Barker’s Thames Gateway novels.

Poking out of the River Thames estuary, the strange Isle of Sheppey is home to a nudist beach, a nature reserve, a wild boar farm and not much else. The landscape is bleak, but the people are interesting. There's Luke, who specialises in join-the-dots pornography and lippy, outraged Lily. They are joined by Jim, the 8-year-old Nathan and the mysterious, dark-eyed Ronnie.

Each one floats adrift in turbulent currents, fighting the rip tide of a past that swims with secrets. Only if they see through the lies and prejudice will they gain redemption. Wide Open is about coming to terms with the past, and the fantasies people construct in order to protect their fragile inner selves.

À propos de l?auteur

Nicola Barker’s work has been translated into numerous languages, and received great critical acclaim and numerous prizes. Her work includes Love Your Enemies, Wide Open (International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award), Clear (longlisted for the Man Booker Prize), Darkmans (shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize) and The Yips (longlisted for the Man Booker Prize). She was named as one of Granta’s 20 Best Young British Novelists by in 2005.