Pat BarkerPat Barker was born in 1943. She was chosen in 1983 as one of the twenty 'Best of Young British' novelists and won the Booker Prize with The Ghost Road in 1995. In 2000, she received a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for he contribution to the literary world. Her work focuses on survival, tragedy and hope. She lives in Durham. Read More Read Less