Life Class by Pat Barker

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Spring, 1914. The students at the Slade School of Art gather in Henry Tonks' studio for his life-drawing class. When war breaks out and the army won't take Paul, he enlists in the Belgian Red Cross. Amidst the devastation in Ypres, Paul comes to see the world anew - but have his experiences changed him completely?

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Life Class by Pat Barker

Spring, 1914. The students at the Slade School of Art gather in Henry Tonks' studio for his life-drawing class. When war breaks out and the army won't take Paul, he enlists in the Belgian Red Cross. Amidst the devastation in Ypres, Paul comes to see the world anew - but have his experiences changed him completely?
Sharply written and elegantly constructed..breathtaking * Guardian *
A compelling read * Literary Review *
Thoughtful, ambiguous and powerful * Sunday Telegraph *
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.
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ISBN 13 9780141019475
ISBN 10 0141019476
Title Life Class
Author Pat Barker
Series The Life Class Trilogy
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Year published 2008-08-07
Number of pages 256
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.