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Nicola Barker | |
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| Born | (1966-03-30)30 March 1966 (age 58) Ely, England |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Nationality | British |
| Period | 1994–present |
Nicola Barker (born 30 March 1966) is an Englishnovelist and short story writer.
Barker was born inEly, Cambridgeshire, England on 30 March 1966.[1] While still young, her parents left England and settled inSouth Africa.[2][3]
Barker typically writes about damaged or eccentric people in mundane situations, and has a fondness for bleak, isolated settings.Wide Open andBehindlings are set respectively on theIsle of Sheppey andCanvey Island. Together withDarkmans (2007), they form an informal trilogy based around theThames Gateway.[4]Darkmans won the 2008Hawthornden Prize. Patrick Ness's review inThe Guardian described the book as "phenomenally good" despite it being an "838-page epic with little describable plot, taking place over just a few days and set in...Ashford"[5]
Her 2004 novel,Clear, is set in London duringDavid Blaine'sAbove the Below 44-day fast in London in 2003.
