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Beryl Bainbridge

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Dame Beryl Margaret Bainbridge was an English writer from Liverpool. She was primarily known for her works of psychological fiction, often macabre tales set among the English working class. Bainbridge won the Whitbread Awards prize for best novel in 1977 and 1996; she was nominated five times for the Booker Prize. She was described in 2007 by Charlotte Higgins as "a national treasure". In 2008, The Times named Bainbridge on their list of "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945".

Books

Harriet Said
Harriet Said
Beryl Bainbridge
Master Georgie
Master Georgie
Beryl Bainbridge
The Bottle Factory Outing
The Bottle Factory Outing
Beryl Bainbridge
English Journey, Or, The Road to Milton Keynes
English Journey, Or, The Road to Milton Keynes
Beryl Bainbridge
Master Georgie
Master Georgie
Beryl Bainbridge
Every Man for Himself
Every Man for Himself
Beryl Bainbridge
According to Queeney
According to Queeney
Beryl Bainbridge
Harriet Said
Harriet Said
Beryl Bainbridge
The Dressmaker
The Dressmaker
Beryl Bainbridge
A Quiet Life
A Quiet Life
Beryl Bainbridge
An Awfully Big Adventure
An Awfully Big Adventure
Beryl Bainbridge
Beryl Bainbridge
Injury Time
A Comedy of Middle-Aged Passion
Injury Time
Beryl Bainbridge
Watson's Apology
Watson's Apology
Beryl Bainbridge
A Weekend With Claude
A Weekend With Claude
Beryl Bainbridge
Beryl Bainbridge
Mum and Mr Armitage
And Other Stories
Mum and Mr Armitage
Beryl Bainbridge
Beryl Bainbridge
Filthy Lucre
Filthy Lucre
Beryl Bainbridge
Watson's Apology ; Mum and Mr. Armitage and Other Stories
Watson's Apology ; Mum and Mr. Armitage and Other Stories
Beryl Bainbridge
Beryl Bainbridge
Master Georgie B D/Bx24
Master Georgie B D/Bx24
Beryl Bainbridge
Front Row
Front Row
Beryl Bainbridge
Beryl Bainbridge
A Quiet Life
A Quiet Life
Beryl Bainbridge

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