Author guide
Pat Barker Books in Order
Pat Barker is an English novelist whose work ranges from socially realist novels about working-class northern England to historical fiction addressing the First World War, modern conflict, and classical mythology. Her Regeneration trilogy won the Booker Prize for The Ghost Road, and her later novels include the Life Class trilogy and a series retelling the Trojan War from women's perspectives.
literary fictionhistorical fictionwar fictionsocial realismmyth retellingnonfiction
Pat Barker's Newest Book
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Start with one of these
Regeneration
The strongest entry point to Barker's best-known work and the beginning of her Booker Prize-winning First World War trilogy.
The Silence of the Girls
A compelling standalone entry point to Barker's later mythological fiction and the beginning of the Women of Troy series.
Union Street
The debut novel and clearest introduction to Barker's early social realism.
Read in order
Books by series
trilogy · complete
Regeneration Trilogy
A trilogy about shell shock, masculinity, sexuality, and the psychological aftermath of the First World War.
trilogy · complete
Life Class Trilogy
A trilogy following artists and medical workers through the social and personal upheavals of the First and Second World Wars.
series · ongoing
Women of Troy Series
A series retelling the aftermath of the Trojan War through the experiences and perspectives of its women.
Outside the series
Bibliography by category
Novels (7)
Essays and speeches (1)
- War TalkAmazon ↗
essay · 2005