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Union Street
Union Street | Pat Barker
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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, at eleven, neglected and independent, dealing with a squalid rape; Dinah, knocking on sixty and still on the game; Joanne, not yet twenty, not yet married, and already pregnant; Old Alice, welcoming her impending death; Muriel helplessly watching the decline of her stoical husband. And linking them all, watching over them all, mother to half the street, is fiery, indomitable Iris.
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ramblingsofareader
ramblingsofareader
Union Street | Pat Barker
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This was tough, but good. I loved its cyclical nature and the way it told the life of a woman from girlhood to death on Union Street, but through the lives of several intertwined women. Very cleverly written, but I imagine it‘s not for everyone. 4🌟

Sace It sounds like my kind of read though. 4y
ramblingsofareader @Sace would definitely recommend then! 4y
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ramblingsofareader
ramblingsofareader
Union Street | Pat Barker
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just over the halfway mark with this one, definitely a tough read in terms of the topics that are explored, but Barker writes with striking realism and grit that means you just can‘t help turn the page, definitely going to need to read something lighter once I‘m done!

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ramblingsofareader
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Union Street | Pat Barker
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#bookmail ✉️

all the books for my feminist fiction class starting next semester have arrived so time to get reading! finished The Bell Jar a few weeks ago and next up is Union Street, which I am getting started on now.

anyone see any favourites here? 📚

Leftcoastzen It‘s amazing ,I love all of them! The only one I haven‘t read is Union Street , but I have read a couple of her other books! That seems like it will be a great class. 4y
ramblingsofareader @Leftcoastzen I just finished Union Street, a tough/gritty read but would recommend - all about women as an oppressed class, I‘m definitely looking forward to discussing them all! 4y
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Debblyliz
Debblyliz
Union Street | Pat Barker
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I love many of Pat Barker‘s books and Union Street did not disappoint. The book comprises of some the women and girls who live on Union Street; tragic and sad but with strong women who make the book sing.

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Union Street | Pat Barker
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Emotionally drained after reading this, I'm going for a lie down.

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