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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Winner of IMPAC Dublin Literary Award in 2000, Wide Open is the first of Nicola Barkers Thames Gateway novels. Wide Open is set on the strange Isle Of Sheppey, which pokes out into into the estuary of the River Thames. On this forgotten misty island there is a nudist beach, a nature reserve, a wild boar farm and not much else. The landscape is bare, but the characters are brimming with life. There's Luke, who specialises in dot-to-dot pornography, and lippy Lily, just 17 and full of outrageous anger. They are joined by Jim and the 8-year-old, Nathan, as well as the mysterious figure of Ronnie, who though plain has dark, telling eyes.Each one is drifting in turbulent, emotional currents, fighting the rip tide of a past, bleak with secrets and fear. Years later adult Nathan works in a Lost Property department, an irony that is almost brutal in its compassion.A novel about stripping off layers of prejudice and lies, about the possibility of redemption, and laying bare the truth. It is also about coming to terms with the past, and about the fantasies people construct in order to protect their fragile inner selves. Winner of IMPAC Dublin Literary Award in 2000, Wide Open is the first of Nicola Barkers Thames Gateway novels. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780007435722
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Book Description Paperback / softback. Condition: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days. Winner of IMPAC Dublin Literary Award in 2000, Wide Open is the first of Nicola Barker's Thames Gateway novels. Seller Inventory # B9780007435722
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Book Description Condition: New. 2011. Paperback. Winner of IMPAC Dublin Literary Award in 2000, Wide Open is the first of Nicola Barker's Thames Gateway novels. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 199 x 20. Weight in Grams: 220. . . . . . Seller Inventory # V9780007435722
Book Description Condition: New. 2011. Paperback. Winner of IMPAC Dublin Literary Award in 2000, Wide Open is the first of Nicola Barker's Thames Gateway novels. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 199 x 20. Weight in Grams: 220. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Seller Inventory # V9780007435722
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