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*1994, UK, Chivers, ISBN 0-74-512272-8, Large print |
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*1996, US, Carroll & Graf, ISBN 0-7867-0322-9, Pub date 01 May 1996, Paperback |
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*1999, UK, Soundings, ISBN 1-8604-2610-7, Pub date 01 Jul 1999, audio CD (read by [[Jacqueline King]])<ref>http://www.fishpond.co.uk/Books/Dressmaker-Audio-Beryl-Bainbridge-Jacqueline-King-Read-by/9781860426100 fishpond.co.uk]</ref> |
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*2010, UK, Abacus, ISBN 0-349-12370-5, Paperback |
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 1st edition | |
| Author | Beryl Bainbridge |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Psychological Fiction |
| Publisher | Duckworth (UK) George Braziller (US) |
Publication date | 1973 (UK), 1974 (US) |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 152[1] |
| ISBN | 0-7156-0721-9 |
| OCLC | 746555 |
| LC Class | PZ4.B162 Dr PR6052.A3195 |
The Dressmaker (US title The Secret Glass) is a novel written by Beryl Bainbridge. In 1973, it was nominated for the Booker Prize. Like many of Bainbridge's earlier works, the novel is semi-autobiographical. In particular, the story was inspired by a relationship that she had with a soldier as a teenager. The characters of Nellie and Margo were based upon two of her paternal aunts.[2]
Plot
Set in Liverpool during World War II, a repressed dressmaker and her sister struggle looking after their 17-year-old niece, who is having a delusional affair with an American soldier.
Reception
The Dressmaker was almost unanimously praised by critics. Karl Miller of the New York Review of Books called it "a magnificent book" about isolation and family strife. The Times Literary Supplement said that the novel was a "remarkable achievement ... Miss Bainbridge's imagination pushes her towards nightmare, and her eye for detail is macabre." [3]
Publication history
- 1973, UK, Gerald Duckworth, ISBN 0-7156-0721-9, Hardback
- 1974, US, George Braziller, ISBN 0-8076-0746-0, Hardback (as The Secret Glass)
- 1974, UK, Fontana, ISBN 0-00-613691-5, Paperback
- 1975, US, Signet, ISBN 0-451-06675-8, Paperback (as The Secret Glass)
- 1985, UK, Flamingo, ISBN 0-00-654081-3, Paperback
- 1992, UK, Penguin, ISBN 0-14-015699-2, Pub date 30 Jul 1992, Paperback
- 1994, UK, Chivers, ISBN 0-74-512272-8, Large print
- 1996, US, Carroll & Graf, ISBN 0-7867-0322-9, Pub date 01 May 1996, Paperback
- 1999, UK, Soundings, ISBN 1-8604-2610-7, Pub date 01 Jul 1999, audio CD (read by Jacqueline King)[4]
- 2010, UK, Abacus, ISBN 0-349-12370-5, Paperback
Film adaptation
The novel was adapted for film in 1988 by starring Jane Horrocks as Rita, Billie Whitelaw as Marge and Joan Plowright as Nellie. The screenwriter was John McGrath and Billie Whitelaw won the 1988 Evening Standard British Film Award for best actress for her role.
References
- ^ http://www.thenile.co.nz/books/Bainbridge-Beryl/Dressmaker/9780715607213/
- ^ http://www.enotes.com/contemporary-literary-criticism/bainbridge-beryl
- ^ http://www.jiffynotes.com/a_study_guides/book_notes_add/mtcw_01/mtcw_01_00052.html
- ^ http://www.fishpond.co.uk/Books/Dressmaker-Audio-Beryl-Bainbridge-Jacqueline-King-Read-by/9781860426100 fishpond.co.uk]
- ^ www.fantasticfiction.co.uk
External links
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