Pat Barker is the author of Union Street, Blow Your House Down, Liza’s England, The Man Who Wasn't There, the Regeneration trilogy (Regeneration, The Eye in the Door, and The Ghost Road, which won the Booker Prize), Another World, Border Crossing, Double Vision, and the Life Class trilogy (Life Class, Toby's Room, and Noonday). She lives in Durham, England.
One of the 25 Best Novels of the 21st Century (London Sunday
Times)
“Eloquent. . . . Speaks to our times while describing those long
gone.” —The Washington Post
“Almost Homeric in its brilliance. . . . Masterful and moving.”
—The Economist
“Beautiful. . . . It is as if Barker had found an artifact with an
as yet undeciphered alphabet among the glittering grave treasures
of Homer's epic.” —The New York Review of Books
“[A] fiercely feminist retelling of the Iliad. . . . [Barker] sings
the rage of Briseis, captive queen.” —O, The Oprah Magazine
“The Silence of the Girls is brilliant—fascinating, riveting and
blood chilling in its matter-of-fact attitude toward war and those
who are its spoils. . . . Wonderful.” —Diana Gabaldon
“Beautifully done.” —NPR
“Brilliant. . . . This is an important, powerful, memorable book
that invites us to look differently not only at The Iliad but at
our own ways of telling stories about the past and the present.”
—The Guardian
“Barker’s powerful feminist revision of Homer’s Iliad creates a
central narrative voice for Briseis. . . . Through her we see the
devastating effects of this very male war on the captured women.”
—Financial Times
“This book is primo Barker. . . . Powerful. . . . Fascinating. . .
. Evocative.” —The Washington Times
“Gives a voice to the voiceless. . . . The Silence of the Girls is
a book that will be read in generations to come.” —The Daily
Telegraph (London)
“Magnificent. . . . You are in the hands of a writer at the height
of her powers.” —The Evening Standard
“This vibrant retelling of the Trojan War by a woman on the side of
the defeated is long overdue. . . . It’s an absolute pleasure to
read for any devoted fan of the Iliad, but equally accessible to
those new to the Trojan story; indeed, The Silence of the Girls
might make the perfect entry.” —Shelf Awareness (starred
review)
“A compelling take on the events of The Iliad. . . . Briseis is
flawlessly drawn. . . . Barker makes it all convincing and very
powerful. Recommended on the highest order.” —Booklist (starred
review)
“A must read. . . . Both lyrical and brutal, Barker's novel is not
to savor delicately but rather to be devoured in great bloody
gulps.” —Library Journal (starred review)
“A suspenseful and moving illumination of women’s fates in wartime.
. . . Barker’s hands, the conflict takes on a new dimension.”
—Publishers Weekly
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