Elspeth Barker (1940–2022)
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- Autres noms
- Langlands, Elspeth (birth name)
- Date de naissance
- 1940-11-16
- Date de décès
- 2022-04-21
- Sexe
- female
- Nationalité
- UK (Scotland)
- Lieu de naissance
- Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Cause du décès
- complications of a stroke
- Lieux de résidence
- Drumtochty castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland (her parents' prep school)
Edinburgh, Scotland
Itteringham, Norfolk, England (Bintry House|a National Trust property) - Études
- St Leonard's School, St Andrew's, Fife
Oxford University (Somerville College|modern languages) - Professions
- novelist
journalist
lecturer - Relations
- Barker, George (1st husband)
Barker, Raffaella (daughter)
Troop, Bill (2nd husband) - Organisations
- Runton Hill school for girls (teacher|classics)
Norwich School of Art (teacher|creative writing)
Independent on Sunday (contributor)
London Review of Books (contributor)
Times Literary Supplement (contributor)
Guardian (contributor) (tout afficher 8)
Observer (contributor)
Arvon Foundation (tutor)
Membres
Critiques
Prix et récompenses
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 7
- Aussi par
- 1
- Membres
- 445
- Popularité
- #55,082
- Évaluation
- 4.1
- Critiques
- 18
- ISBN
- 20
- Langues
- 3
This book actually reminds of the anti-Addams Family, instead of an eccentric family full of acceptance, you get an eccentric family trying to be as normal as possible. The book is billed as a dark story, hilarious, and a funny work of genius. And its all of that, the writing is spot on, descriptions of the house, of Janet, even of the dogs and cats. This is not a happy family and it takes a very skilled writer to capture that unhappiness while managing to point out the absurdities.
Its recommended, but at times I found it emotionally difficult to read.… (plus d'informations)