
Secret Lives of the Barbican
by Nathan Field
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Pub Date Apr 26 2016 | Archive Date Nov 09 2016
Description
The Barbican Estate in London is home to thousands of urban
professionals, a refuge of middle class calm in an otherwise hectic
city. But for three residents, the facade of gentility is about to crack
over the course of one fateful summer’s day.
Claire believes she has an intruder when random objects in her flat turn up in unusual places; Dennis mistakenly swallows his roommate's ecstasy pills before a meeting with his domineering boss; and Trixie’s orderly existence threatens to unravel when her recently fired cleaner pays a surprise visit.
As the temperature rises, the residents’ lives entwine in unexpected ways, exposing a raft of simmering tensions and dark secrets behind the Barbican walls. Soon the residents are set on a dramatic collision course, with consequences both tragic and liberating.
Rich with vibrant characters and crackling dialogue, SECRET LIVES OF THE BARBICAN is a page-turning mystery, a satire of middle class mores, and a shrewd meditation on the pain of lost time.
Claire believes she has an intruder when random objects in her flat turn up in unusual places; Dennis mistakenly swallows his roommate's ecstasy pills before a meeting with his domineering boss; and Trixie’s orderly existence threatens to unravel when her recently fired cleaner pays a surprise visit.
As the temperature rises, the residents’ lives entwine in unexpected ways, exposing a raft of simmering tensions and dark secrets behind the Barbican walls. Soon the residents are set on a dramatic collision course, with consequences both tragic and liberating.
Rich with vibrant characters and crackling dialogue, SECRET LIVES OF THE BARBICAN is a page-turning mystery, a satire of middle class mores, and a shrewd meditation on the pain of lost time.
Advance Praise
Praise from Amazon readers:
- The writing is cracking, with brilliant dialogue, and a pacy narration.
- Suspenseful, captivating and hard to put down
- Cleverly plotted thriller involving real suspense and well drawn characters.
- Interwoven story-lines with unforeseen twists made this book very enjoyable and hard to put down.
- The writing is cracking, with brilliant dialogue, and a pacy narration.
- Suspenseful, captivating and hard to put down
- Cleverly plotted thriller involving real suspense and well drawn characters.
- Interwoven story-lines with unforeseen twists made this book very enjoyable and hard to put down.
Available Editions
EDITION | Other Format |
ISBN | 9780473357757 |
PRICE | $0.00 (USD) |
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Featured Reviews

The Barbican Estate in London is home to thousands of upper middle class professionals, but Field concentrates on the lives of just three. Dennis is due for a meeting with his horrible boss when he mistakenly takes some of his roomie’s ecstasy pills – not your typical meeting then. Claire thinks someone is coming into her apartment and moving around random items just to gaslight her, and Trixie gets her comeuppance when her fired maid pays an unexpected visit. Funny, freaky, weird and totally different