Offcomer, Jo Baker
Offcomer, Jo Baker
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Offcomer

Author: Jo Baker

Narrator: Nicola Barber

Unabridged: 20 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/16/2014


Synopsis

Against the backdrop of The Troubles in Northern Ireland, recent Oxford graduate Claire is a mess. She's trapped in a disastrous relationship with a young academic, working a dead end job, stunned by the emergence of secrets from her mother's past, and seemingly addicted to self-destructive behavior. But like the ceasefire that has brought renewed hope to Belfast, Claire too is afforded an opportunity to reflect, gradually learning to accept herself and to discover her sense of self-esteem and self-worth.

About Jo Baker

Jo Baker was educated at Oxford and now lives in Belfast where she runs the Belfast Literary Festival. This is her first novel.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Roger on May 31, 2016

Reissue of a Very Ordinary Debut Novel "Jo Baker, bestselling author of Longbourn," it says on the cover. The success of her novel imagining the below-stairs life at the home of Jane Austen's Bennett family has encouraged the publishers to bring out a US edition of her debut novel from 2002. But this......more

Goodreads review by Ian on June 09, 2019

In Offcomer, Claire Thomas is a young woman from the North of England who, following her graduation from Oxford, has moved with her boyfriend Alan to Belfast, where he has found employment as an academic at a university. The time is the late 1990s, and a fragile truce prevails between opposing facti......more

Goodreads review by Julia on June 17, 2019

I listened to this book while I was doing other things - so I lost my place numerous times. I also wasn't drawn into the story, which was a problem too. I did gather that it was about a young woman who suffers from low self esteem. She "cuts" herself to mask the pain she feels. Her boyfriend treats h......more

Goodreads review by Christina on August 10, 2023

I’m never sure how to rate a book that’s well-written and perceptive and real, but that I didn’t particularly enjoy. I was impatient with the main character, and found this book put-down-able for that reason, but I’d happily read something else by this author.......more

Goodreads review by Erin on May 20, 2023

2.5 stars rounded up...just not a huge fan. I had high hopes because it is mostly set in Belfast but mostly it was just a bit of a slog.......more