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**The first novel by the acclaimed, brilliantly unconventional Nicola Barker, prize-winning author of *The Yips* ***Reversed Forecast* is a vivid snapshot of pre-gentrification London and a tale of finding love in less-than-scenic places. Chance meetings between its cast of inimitably odd individuals—Ruby, the betting-shop cashier; violently disturbed (and disturbing) Vincent; Samantha, the would-be cabaret singer; and Little Buttercup, the never-quite-made-it greyhound—result in the unlikeliest of couples. There’s always the risk that it could all be disastrous as characters try—or don’t try—to make winning combinations. But as Ruby, the story’s soft-centered heroine, observes: “Losing, that’s the whole point of the gamble.”Dazzling, gritty, and surprising, *Reversed Forecast* is the uniquely entertaining first novel by Nicola Barker, previously shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and winner of the Hawthornden Prize and IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. “Beautifully rendered—well written, clear and revelatory.” —*The Times* (London) “A capital fairy tale.” —*The Guardian* “A strange and wonderful novel.” —*The Sunday Times* (London) “An imaginative lowlife tale, told with acuteness a

Who reads Reversed Forecast?

Author

Barker, Nicola

Publisher

Faber and Faber Ltd

Published

1995

Language

EN

ISBN

9780571173020

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Fiction, Humanities

Rating

3.67 / 5 (4 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14