Life Class (Barker, Pat) (2008) Pat Barker (Author)
Kit Neville, Paul Tarrant, and Elinor Brooke attend the Slade School for Fine Arts. Neville and Brooke are from privileged backgrounds; struggling student Paul Tarrant is not. After a brief affair with a married model, Paul turns his attention to Elinor and a serious relationship develops. When war with Germany breaks out, Paul goes to the front as an orderly and ambulance driver. Elinor continues with her painting and seems to close the war out. Paul is so changed by his experiences that he can no longer feel at home in London. He and Elinor now seem to occupy different worlds.
MAIN CHARACTERS :
Paul Tarrant, Student (Slade School of Fine Arts), Elinor Brooke, Student (Slade School of Fine Arts), Kit Neville, Student (Slade School of Fine Arts)
GENRE :
Historical fiction, Popular romances
SUB GENRE :
Romance
SETTING(S) :
London, England, Europe, Great Britain, United Kingdom, Western Europe
SUBJECT :
Art, Love, Romances (Fiction), Wars
TIME PERIOD :
1910s (Decade) AD, 20th century AD
BEST SELLERS LIST
Los Angeles Times Book Review (Southern California): Hardcover Fiction
Total Number of Weeks: 2
First Appearance: 3/2/2008
Last Appearance: 4/6/2008
Highest Position Achieved: 7
Gale Document Number: GALE|M1300149845
Gale Database: What Do I Read Next?, 2010
SOURCE CITATION : "Life Class (Barker, Pat)." 2010. Books & Authors Gale. Gale Internal User. 2 Sep 2010 <http://books.wiseto.com/bna/start.do?p=BNA&u=gale>
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