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The Eye in the Door.
by Barker, Pat
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London; Viking, 1996., 1996. Hard Cover. FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp. [6], 280. Publishers' black cloth with silver titles to spine in unclipped pictorial dust-jacket. "Damaged" stamped to lower edge of text-block, presumably relating to the minor bump to lower edge of upper board, otherwise a clean tight copy. Jacket slightly rubbed to edge, with small score-mark to rear. A Near Fine copy in like jacket. Second title in the critically acclaimed Regeneration series of novels, set in 1918 and featuring Billy Prior of the Munitions Intelligence Unit.
Synopsis
The second installment in the Regeneration Trilogy It is the spring of 1918, and Britain is faced with the possibility of defeat by Germany. A beleaguered government and a vengeful public target two groups as scapegoats: pacifists and homosexuals. Many are jailed, others lead dangerous double lives, the "the eye in the door" becomes a symbol of the paranoia that threatens to destroy the very fabric of British society. Central to this novel are such compelling, richly imagined characters as the brilliant and compassionate Dr. William Rivers; his most famous patient, the poet Siegfried Sassoon; and Lieutenant Billy Prior, who plays a central role as a domestic intelligence agent. With compelling, realistic dialogue and a keen eye for the social issues that have gone overlooked in mainstream media, The Eye in the Door is a triumph that equals Regeneration and the third novel in the trilogy, the 1995 Booker Prize-winning The Ghost Road , establishing Pat Barker's place in the very forefront of contemporary novelists.
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- Bookseller
- Keel Row Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8297
- Title
- The Eye in the Door.
- Author
- Barker, Pat
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London; Viking, 1996.
- Date Published
- 1996
- Keywords
- Fiction
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Keel Row Books
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Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear
About Keel Row Books
Keel Row Books is Tyneside's leading bookshop for collectable, antiquarian and second-hand books.Formerly of North Shields we are now in newly renovated double-fronted shop in the middle of Whitley Bay. Open Mon to Sat 10-5.
Established 1980. Members: ILAB/ABA/PBFA
Established 1980. Members: ILAB/ABA/PBFA
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