Nicola Barker Bücher

Brigitte Heinrich, geboren 1957 am Bodensee, lebt nach Verlagstätigkeit in etlichen Städten und Häusern als Übersetzerin, Herausgeberin und Lektorin in Frankfurt am Main. Sie übertrug unter anderem Nicola Barker, Alan Bennett, Robin Black, Lily Brett und Daphne du Maurier ins Deutsche.

Brigitte Heinrich, geboren 1957 am Bodensee, lebt nach Verlagstätigkeit in etlichen Städten und Häusern als Übersetzerin, Herausgeberin und Lektorin in Frankfurt am Main. Sie übertrug unter anderem Nicola Barker, Alan Bennett, Robin Black, Lily Brett und Daphne du Maurier ins Deutsche.

Many horses will, at some point during their lives, suffer hoof problems which, in extreme cases, can cause permanent lameness. So why should oustandingly healthy, hardworking feet be a relative rarity? Performance Hoof, Performance Horse explores the idea that, given the right conditions, healthy hooves are not difficult to maintain and neither do they need much in the way of human intervention, and that the unshod or 'barefoot' horse can be tough, strong and sure-footed. The book offers practical advice on how best to work with a horse with compromised feet in terms of nutrition, surfaces and exercise in order to restore its hooves to optimum condition.

Explores the issues surrounding barefoot horses in the UK and looks in detail at how to improve overall hoof health, in both shod and barefoot horses. This book offers a practical, hands-on advice on achieving barefoot performance in a variety of disciplines - from eventing and hunting to endurance.

In 'Love Your Enemies', Nicola Barker's unconventional short stories offer a loving portrayal of the beautiful, grotesque, and bizarre aspects of overlooked suburban Britons' lives.

From the Man Booker Prize shortlisted author of Darkmans comes a comic epistolary novel of startling originality and wit.

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Shortlisted for the 2007 Man Booker Prize, an epic novel of startling originality which confirms Nicola Barker as one of Britain's most exciting literary talents.

Hilarious, poignant and frequently surreal, Small Holdings is a is a comedy of errors from a neglected corner of everyday life by the brilliantly unconventional Nicola Barker.

A groundbreaking novel by a leading comic writer, recognized as one of Granta's Best of Young British Writers 2003.