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Five Miles from Outer Hope Paperback – 1 July 2005

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It's the summer of 1981. You're stuck in a semi-derelict art-deco hotel on a tiny island off the South coast of Devon. You're sixteen years old and six foot three inches tall. You have a clitoris the size of a Jersey Royal. There's nothing to do but paint Margaret Thatcher mugs to supplement the meagre family income and dream of literary murderer Jack Henry Abbott. Until a ginger stranger arrives, stinking of antiseptic.An instant classic of teenage self-discovery, Five Miles From Outer Hope is an unforgettable postcard from a 1980s Brett Easton Ellis never knew existed.

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Publisher : Faber Paperback; 1st edition (1 July 2005)
Language : English
Paperback : 208 pages
ISBN-10 : 057120595X
ISBN-13 : 978-0571205950
Dimensions : 12.8 x 1.8 x 19.9 cm

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Excruciatingly Perceptive

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 June 2018

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Original off the wall writing and story. How much is imagination and how much drawn from experience? Hard to tell. I could certainly relate to some of it, even the outlandish bits. Know the Island and the hotel well from this time in the early 1980’s. Very witty, excruciatingly perceptive about growing up and people generally. Not my normal fare, but most enjoyable.

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 15 February 2016

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interesting but not the best of nicola barker

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Silly & Naughty - Good Combination!

Reviewed in the United States on 16 November 2009

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This is a funny and strange family/coming-of-age novel narrated by a sixteen year old girl. Do not, however, think this qualifies as a YA book. This book contains strong language and sexual content. Lots of it.

There are numerous pranks, moments of angst, literary gimmicks and a noirish feel to this book. Barker places us in the midst of a family that under an ordinary setting would certainly be described as dysfunctional.

However, there is nothing ordinary about this group. Living in a no longer operating hotel on an island off the coast of England, the entire family (parents included) is in need of growing up. Of course, for such a need to be fulfilled, someone(s) would have to actually try to act like an adult.

The arrival of a mystery guest of the father's really gives the story a focal point. The interplay of the characters is 'real' within this setting - and this interplay is the meat of the book.

Barker's effort is both gritty and hilarious. The sparse writing style fits right in with the pace and action of the story. Enjoyable all the way through.

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