Liza's England by Pat Barker
'A modern-day masterpiece' SUNDAY TIMES 'The third, Liza's England, in many ways the most moving of the trilogy, tracks the life of a northern working-class woman from the beginning of the century to well into Thatcher's reign, exploding feminist myths as readily as political ones' BELINDA WEBB, GUARDIAN Dauntless Liza Jarrett, born at the dawn of the twentieth century, is now in her eighties, frail and facing eviction with her cantankerous parrot Nelson, when she is visited by Stephen, a young gay social worker. As she learns to trust him, she recalls her life - her embittered, exhausted mother, her shell-shocked spiritualist husband, her beloved son and chaotic daugter. Their friendship, deepening with the unfolding of their stories, comes to sustain Liza through her last battle and brings new courage to Stephen.
A modern-day masterpiece * Sunday Times *
The third, Liza's England, in many ways the most moving of the trilogy, tracks the life of a northern working-class woman from the beginning of the century to well into Thatcher's reign, exploding feminist myths as readily as political onesBarker's women do not want equality with men - their men are just as powerless as they are, seeking solace only in drinking, fighting and fucking -- Belinda Webb * Guardian *
Readers turn to Barker's novels for their plain truths and clear-eyed sense of our history and creation stories * Sunday Times *
The third, Liza's England, in many ways the most moving of the trilogy, tracks the life of a northern working-class woman from the beginning of the century to well into Thatcher's reign, exploding feminist myths as readily as political onesBarker's women do not want equality with men - their men are just as powerless as they are, seeking solace only in drinking, fighting and fucking -- Belinda Webb * Guardian *
Readers turn to Barker's novels for their plain truths and clear-eyed sense of our history and creation stories * Sunday Times *
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 hope. She lives in Durham.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780860686118 |
| ISBN 10 | 0860686116 |
| Title | Liza's England |
| Author | Pat Barker |
| Series | Virago Modern Classics |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Year published | 1986-09-18 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
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