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  1. Stories for Christmas and the Festive Season. (2022) Description / Buy at Amazon. Beryl Bainbridge was a British historical fiction author that was best known for her blockbuster historical novels. The author was born in 1932 in Liverpool and grew up in a small village near the city. According to the author, she had to endure the mutual ...

  2. Books by Beryl Bainbridge Beryl Bainbridge Average rating 3.46 · 14,763 ratings · 1,832 reviews · shelved 36,378 times Showing 30 distinct works.

  3. Beryl Bainbridge. Dame Beryl Margaret Bainbridge DBE (21 November 1932 – 2 July 2010) [1] [2] was an English writer. She was primarily known for her works of psychological fiction, often macabre tales set among the English working class. She won the Whitbread Awards prize for best novel in 1977 and 1996, and was nominated five times for the ...

    • A Weekend with Claude. Glancing at an old photo, Claude remembers an eventful weekend spent with his friends. Each member of the group wants desperately to make something more out of their lives.
    • Another Part of the Wood. George McFarley and his assistant Balfour decide to host a weekend camping retreat for two unusual families in Wales.
    • Harriet Said. When the unnamed thirteen-year-old narrator of Harriet Said comes home from boarding school for summer break, she is anxious for her best friend Harriet to show up so they can begin an exciting summer.
    • The Dressmaker. As England grapples with World War II, Rita attempts to navigate being a teenager. With her father too preoccupied with work to pay her any attention, Rita has been raised by her two aunts: conservative and curmudgeonly dressmaker Nellie, and lively widow Margo.
  4. Feb 21, 2023 · The books that beat Bainbridge to the Booker Prize - including J.G. Farrell’s The Siege of Krishnapur and A.S. Byatt’s Possession - stand tall many years later, but it’s true that she was the most shortlisted author never to win, with five appearances on the Booker Prize shortlist.

  5. Bainbridge won the Whitbread Award twice and was nominated for the Booker Prize five times. In 2008, The Times newspaper named Bainbridge among their list of "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945". Dame Beryl Margaret Bainbridge DBE was an English writer from Liverpool. She was primarily known for her works of psychological fiction, often ...

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  7. The 1806th Greatest Book of All Time. 2. Master Georgie. "Master Georgie" by Beryl Bainbridge is a historical novel set in the mid-19th century during the Crimean War. The story revolves around the life of George Hardy, a talented but troubled surgeon, and the people who are drawn into his orbit. Through the perspectives of different characters ...

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