Born May 8, 1943, in Thornaby-on-Tees, England; married David Barker (a professor of zoology), January 29, 1978; children: John, Annabel. Education: London School of Economics and Political Science, B.Sc., 1965. Memberships: Society of Authors, PEN. Addresses: Home: Durham, England. Agent: Aitken Alexander Associates, 18-21 Cavaye Pl., London SW10 9PT, England.

NOVELS

• Union Street, Virago Press (London, England), 1982 , Putnam (New York, NY), 1983.
• Blow Your House Down, Putnam (New York, NY), 1984.
• The Century's Daughter, Putnam (New York, NY), 1986, also published as Liza's England, 1996.
• The Man Who Wasn't There, Virago Press (London, England), 1989, Ballantine (New York, NY), 1990.
• Regeneration, Viking (London, England), 1991, Dutton (New York, NY), 1993.
• The Eye in the Door, Viking (London, England), 1993, Dutton (New York, NY), 1994.
• The Ghost Road, Viking (London, England), 1995, Dutton (New York, NY), 1996.
• The Regeneration Trilogy, Viking (London, England), 1996.
• Another World, Viking (London, England), 1998.
• Border Crossing, Farrar, Straus (New York, NY), 2001.
• Double Vision, Farrar, Straus (New York, NY), 2003.
• Life Class, Penguin (London, England), 2006, Doubleday (New York, NY), 2008.