“The Dressmaker” is set in Beryl Bainbridge’s native Liverpool during World War II. The central character is Rita, a year-old girl who lives with her two aunts, even though her father, Jack, is still alive.4/5(68). · The Dressmaker was runner up for the Booker Prize and also for the Guardian Fiction Prize. The Sunday Times, is quoted on the back cover: ‘ Like the better Hitchcock films Miss Bainbridge suggests a claustrophobic horror . “The Dressmaker” is set in Beryl Bainbridge’s native Liverpool during World War II. The central character is Rita, a year-old girl who lives with her two aunts, even though her father, Jack, is still alive.4/5(60).
Dame Beryl Margaret Bainbridge DBE (21 November - 2 July ) was an English writer from www.doorway.ru was primarily known for her works of psychological fiction, often macabre tales set among the English working www.doorway.ruidge won the Whitbread Awards prize for best novel in and ; she was nominated five times for the Booker www.doorway.ru was described in by Charlotte. By Beryl Bainbridge. Read a Sample. Sign up to save your library. With an OverDrive account, you can save your favorite libraries for at-a-glance information about availability. Nellie, a curmudgeonly dressmaker obsessed with polishing the furniture, and Margo, a lively widow wise to the ways of the world. Rita's father, whom she calls. Click to read more about The Dressmaker by Beryl Bainbridge. LibraryThing is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers.
“The Dressmaker” is set in Beryl Bainbridge’s native Liverpool during World War II. The central character is Rita, a year-old girl who lives with her two aunts, even though her father, Jack, is still alive. Beryl Bainbridge's "The Dressmaker" (a Booker Prize nominee) is a quietly haunting tale of repressed lives in war time England. A young girl living with her two aunts falls in love with an American soldier with a secret and less than honourable designs. My Friday Post: The Dressmaker by Beryl Bainbridge. July 2, ~ Margaret. Every Friday Book Beginnings on Friday is hosted by Gillion at Rose City Reader where you can share the first sentence (or so) of the book you are reading, along with your initial thoughts about the sentence, impressions of the book, or anything else the opener inspires.
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