Double Vision (novel)

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Double Vision
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First edition
Author Pat Barker
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Publisher Hamish Hamilton
Publication date
28 Aug 2003
Pages320
ISBN 0-241-14176-1
Preceded by Border Crossing  
Followed by Life Class  

Double Vision is a novel by Pat Barker, published in 2003. The Observer described the book as a "strongly written, oddly constructed new novel". [1]

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