Union Street (Virago Modern Classics)

by Pat Barker

Book Overview

Vivid, bawdy and bitter' (The Times), 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,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0860682838
• Release Date: May 1982
• Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.7" x 0.8" x 5.0"

Customer Reviews

Powerful, painful and moving

Barker surpases herself with this novel. This novel never reiceived as much acclaim as her price winning REGENERATION trilogy, and, to some extent, I agree the trilogy is more erudite than this gem called UNION STREET, but in terms of human feelings, this novel by far surpasses most of the books I have ever read. It very powerful moving. Barker shows a lot of feeling. Beware though, this book is very painful. I just had to put it aside on a couple of occasions. If you like it, try BLOW YOUR HOUSE DOWN, also by Barker.