Border Crossing.Pat Barker This article is about the writer born in 1943. For the writer born in 1918, see A. L. Barker. Pat Barker (born May 8, 1943) is an English writer and historian. She published her first novel, Union Street . 2001. Read by James Wilby. 6 tapes. 7 hrs. Chivers North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . 0-7540-0762-6. $54.95. Vinyl binder; plot, author, reader notes. A When he was 10 years old, Danny Miller crossed a line. He murdered an old lady who lived nearby and then played with her body for five hours before going home. He was in jail for 12 years. Upon his release, he was given a new identity. However, he couldn't cope and attempted suicide 10 months after his release. Luckily he was saved by Tom Seymour Tom Seymour is the name of a fictional character in the 2001 novel Border Crossing by English author Pat Barker. Description The central character of the limited third-person narrative, Tom is a psychologist, with particular experience in working with children. , the child psychologist child psychologist Psychology A mental health professional with a PhD in psychology who administer tests, evaluates and treats children's emotional disorders, but can't prescribe medications who testified at his trial. As Tom comes to realize, luck had nothing to do with it. Tom and his wife crossed a line when they decided to divorce. Their dissolution and Danny's growing psychotic psychotic /psy·chot·ic/ (si-kot´ik) 1. pertaining to, characterized by, or caused by psychosis. 2. a person exhibiting psychosis. psy·chot·ic adj. state form the borders crossed in Barker's deeply felt novel. Strong emotions and strong language demand mature listeners. Actor Wilby, star of stage, film, and TV, gives the story an impassioned reading, catching perfectly the nuances of a confused group of characters. His female renderings are convincing, soft and yet tough. Each character is easily identified by his or her accent and tone. Recommended for its intelligent look at modern marriage and the anatomy of a murder. Janet Julian, former English Teacher, Grafton H.S., Grafton, MA |
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