 First edition | |
| Author | Nicola Barker |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Faber and Faber |
Publication date | 1998 |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 290 |
| ISBN | 978-0-0609-33753 |
Wide Open is the third novel by English author Nicola Barker published in 1998 by Faber and Faber. In 2000 it won the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. [1]
Set mostly on the Isle of Sheppey on the north coast of Kent on the Thames Estuary. Two men, both called Ronny (one is then renamed to Jim), strike up a strange friendship. Jim invites Ronny to live at his prefab near the beach on the island. They meet an oddball cast of neighbours, including Sara who breeds wild boars and her daughter Lily, Luke a pornographer and part-time nudist, Carrie an optician who is related to Sara who is investigating an inheritance from her father to Ronny. Then Ronny's brother Nathan arrives as their childhood brings bad memories...
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