Union Street
''Vivid, bawdy and bitter'' THE TIMES
''A first-rate first novel . . . pungent, raunchy dialogue . . . passages of fine understated wit'' IVAN GOLD, NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW
Pat Barker''s first novel shows the women of Union Street, young and old, meeting the harsh challeges of poverty and survival in a precarious world.
There''s Kelly, at eleven, neglected and independent, dealing with a squalid...
''Vivid, bawdy and bitter'' THE TIMES
''A first-rate first novel . . . pungent, raunchy dialogue . . . passages of fine understated wit'' IVAN GOLD, NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW
Pat Barker''s first novel shows the women of Union Street, young and old, meeting the harsh challeges of poverty and survival in a precarious world.
There''s Kelly, at eleven, neglected and independent, dealing with a squalid...
