Blow Your House Down by Pat Barker
An early novel by one of England's most important award-winning contemporary novelists.
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 creative vision is as in touch with the psychologically primordial as Melville's * Harper's *
Swift, spare, and utterly absorbing ... [Barker] makes us see her characters from within ... and thereby reveals the full individuality and humanity of women who have got short shrift both in literature and in life -- Katha Pollitt * New York Times Book Review *
Mrs. Barker's feminist argument is clear enough - sexual violence puts all women at risk, there are no ''good'' women and ''bad'' women, the victim of a sex crime is herself treated as a criminal * New York Times *
A courageous and disturbing novel -- Elizabeth Ward * Washington Post Book World *
Barker's talent for gently sifting through the hidden depths of the human psyche is awesome * Nova *
Barker's creative vision is as in touch with the psychologically primordial as Melville's * HARPER'S *
Swift, spare, and utterly absorbing ... [Barker] makes us see her characters from within... and thereby reveals the full individuality and humanity of women who have got short shrift both in literature and in life * NY TIMES BOOK REVIEW *
Barker's talent for gently sifting through the hidden depths of the human psyche is awesome * NOVA *
Barker's creative vision is as in touch with the psychologically primordial as Melville's * Harper's *
Swift, spare, and utterly absorbing ... [Barker] makes us see her characters from within ... and thereby reveals the full individuality and humanity of women who have got short shrift both in literature and in life -- Katha Pollitt * New York Times Book Review *
Mrs. Barker's feminist argument is clear enough - sexual violence puts all women at risk, there are no ''good'' women and ''bad'' women, the victim of a sex crime is herself treated as a criminal * New York Times *
A courageous and disturbing novel -- Elizabeth Ward * Washington Post Book World *
Barker's talent for gently sifting through the hidden depths of the human psyche is awesome * Nova *
Barker's creative vision is as in touch with the psychologically primordial as Melville's * HARPER'S *
Swift, spare, and utterly absorbing ... [Barker] makes us see her characters from within... and thereby reveals the full individuality and humanity of women who have got short shrift both in literature and in life * NY TIMES BOOK REVIEW *
Barker's talent for gently sifting through the hidden depths of the human psyche is awesome * NOVA *
Pat Barker was born in Yorkshire and began her literary career in her late thirties, when she took a short writing course taught by Angela Carter. She has published sixteen novels, including her masterful Regeneration Trilogy which includes the Booker Prize-winning The Ghost Road. The Silence of the Girls was shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction and won an Independent Bookshop Award 2019. The Women of Troy was a number one Sunday Times bestseller. The Voyage Home continues the series.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780860683988 |
| ISBN 10 | 0860683982 |
| Title | Blow Your House Down |
| Author | Pat Barker |
| Series | Virago Modern Classics |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Year published | 1990-06-07 |
| Number of pages | 176 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |