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by Beryl Bainbridge (Author), Dominic Taylor (Reader)
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  • Audio Cassette
  • Publisher: Chivers Audio Books; Unabridged edition (7 Jul 1997)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0745153194
  • ISBN-13: 978-0745153193
  • Product Dimensions: 22.4 x 16.8 x 3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 2,777,524 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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After taking on the ill-fated Scott expedition to the South Pole in her previous book, Birthday Boys, Bainbridge tackles a much larger 1912 disaster: the sinking of the Titanic. The narrator, a 22-year-old named Morgan, brushes up against real-life victims such as John James Astor early in the voyage, while falling in love with the beautiful and unobtainable Wallis Ellery. The deadly maiden voyage of the world's largest ocean liner becomes a journey of self-discovery in this portentous, postmodern work, shortlisted for the 1996 Booker Prize. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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A novel centred around the sinking of the Titanic, narrated by the young nephew of the owner of the shipping line, which recaptures the four days between the ship's departure from Southampton to the fateful collision with an iceberg on the 14th April 1912. From the author of THE DRESSMAKER, AN AWFULLY BIG ADVENTURE and THE BIRTHDAY BOYS.

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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars A book for a rainy afternoon, 20 Nov 2002
By "lexi_wades" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Every Man for Himself (Paperback)
Though set on the Titanic this is a relationship not an action book and as such the sinking (not to give the end away!) is used only as a plot diversion- otherwise it is true, as another reviewer has pointed out, the book could be set anywhere. The repressive morals of the Edwardian period help bring the intrigue along but do tend to make the characters somewhat inaccsesable and unengaging. Nevertheless this makes one of the "reveals" involving a spot of immoral behaviour more shocking than it would have been at the time.
In a nutshell- a pleasent enough story but shouldn't have won the Booker.
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars A book for a rainy afternoon, 27 Jan 2003
By "lexi_wades" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Every Man for Himself (ISIS Large Print) (Paperback)
Though set on the Titanic this is a relationship not an action book and as such the sinking (not to give the end away!) is used only as a plot diversion- otherwise it is true, as another reviewer has pointed out, the book could be set anywhere. The repressive morals of the Edwardian period help bring the intrigue along but do tend to make the characters somewhat inaccsesable and unengaging. Nevertheless this makes one of the "reveals" involving a spot of immoral behaviour more shocking than it would have been at the time.
In a nutshell- a pleasent enough story but shouldn't have won the Booker.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars There really is a quotation to take from every page, 8 Jan 2004
By Phoebus (France) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Every Man for Himself (Paperback)
Whilst I would only give five stars to a handfull of books that I've ever read, this one merits it.

About the Titanic with an ending that could never fail to surprise, it was a riveting read. Bainbridge got beneath the skin of the characters and one felt more present at the scene than watching any film. The remarkable thing about reading it, though, was how it reminded me of Oscar Wilde's works. There really is a quotation to take from every page.

As Hilary Mantel said in the Sunday Times " ... the cost of raising the Titanic is prohibitive: Bainbridge does the next best thing." And it's true! I'm not on commission, I just love the book.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A first class tale of icy disaster
This novel is a masterpiece, and infinitely more rewarding than the film 'Titanic' with which it shares its subject matter. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars magnificent
A book I buy and give to my friends and await their response. The writing is simply fab. I felt complelled to underline bits and keep them forever. Read more
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2.0 out of 5 stars How did it win Whitbread!?!?
Every Man for Himself won the 1996 Whitbread award for best novel, which is second only to the Booker prize in terms of literary accolades. Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars Scathing indictment of the class system
Wonderful book, but don't go expecting a novel about the Titanic. Yes, of course the Titanic features, but it's there as a plot device to expose the attitudes and insecurities of... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant as always
Since you know what's going to happen to the Titanic it seems like madness to write a novel with this sort of backdrop. Read more
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3.0 out of 5 stars A book for a rainy afternoon
Though set on the Titanic this is a relationship not an action book and as such the sinking (not to give the end away! Read more
Published on 5 Feb 2003 by lexi_wades

3.0 out of 5 stars A book for a rainy afternoon
Though set on the Titanic this is a relationship not an action book and as such the sinking (not to give the end away! Read more
Published on 28 Jan 2003 by lexi_wades

3.0 out of 5 stars A book for a rainy afternoon
Though set on the Titanic this is a relationship not an action book and as such the sinking (not to give the end away! Read more
Published on 28 Jan 2003 by lexi_wades

3.0 out of 5 stars A book for a rainy afternoon
Though set on the Titanic this is a relationship not an action book and as such the sinking (not to give the end away! Read more
Published on 28 Jan 2003 by lexi_wades

3.0 out of 5 stars Certainly over-rated
The main thing I found myself asking was "Why was this novel set on the Titanic?" Bainbridge has no real concern for the ship itself, or its history, so as far as I was... Read more
Published on 23 Oct 2001

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