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    Audiobook (abridged)2 hours

    Every Man for Himself

    Written by Beryl Bainbridge

    Narrated by Kerry Shale

    3.5/5

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    The Whitbread Novel of the Year, read by the winner of the Sony Radio Award.

    A sophisticated look at the passions and intrigues, hopes and fears of the doomed souls who boarded the Titanic for her final, fateful voyage.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateJan 3, 2013
    ISBN9780007519392
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    Every Man for Himself
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    Beryl Bainbridge

    Dame Beryl Bainbridge (1932–2010) is acknowledged as one of the greatest British novelists of her time. She was the author of two travel books, five plays, and seventeen novels, five of which were shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, including Master Georgie, which went on to win the James Tait Black Memorial Prize and the WHSmith Literary Award. She was also awarded the Whitbread Literary Award twice, for Injury Time and Every Man for Himself. In 2011, a special Man Booker “Best of Beryl” Prize was awarded in her honor, voted for by members of the public.   Born in Liverpool and raised in nearby Formby, Bainbridge spent her early years working as an actress, leaving the theater to have her first child. Her first novel, Harriet Said . . ., was written around this time, although it was rejected by several publishers who found it “indecent.” Her first published works were Another Part of the Wood and An Awfully Big Adventure, and many of her early novels retell her Liverpudlian childhood. A number of her books have been adapted for the screen, most notably An Awfully Big Adventure, which is set in provincial theater and was made into a film by Mike Newell, starring Alan Rickman and Hugh Grant. She later turned to more historical themes, such as the Scott Expedition in The Birthday Boys, a retelling of the Titanic story in Every Man for Himself, and Master Georgie, which follows Liverpudlians during the Crimean War. Her no-word-wasted style and tight plotting have won her critical acclaim and a committed following. Bainbridge regularly contributed articles and reviews to the Guardian, Observer, and Spectator, among others, and she was the Oldie’s longstanding theater critic. In 2008, she appeared at number twenty-six in a list of the fifty most important novelists since 1945 compiled by the Times (London). At the time of her death, Bainbridge was working on a new novel, The Girl in the Polka Dot Dress, which was published posthumously.  

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    • 5/5
      I just love Beryl Bainbridge, almost every book she's written I've really enjoyed. This novel is about the Titanic - very moving, very interesting another great read from BB
    • 4/5
      I've been sitting here staring at the blank cursor for ten minutes trying to come up with the right words to describe this novel. All I can think of is how on finishing this book I placed it on the kitchen table, closed my eyes, covered my ears and took deep breaths till I could calm myself down. It's that good.
    • 2/5
      I was really disappointed by this book, alas. Bainbridge uses the maiden voyage of the Titanic as a stage set to explore the manners and mores of the rich and idle. Reading it is like going to party where you don’t know anyone and all conversations revolve around unfamiliar events and people. That could have been fascinating, but merely ends up being tiring. The character development in Every Man For Himself is slim and the eavesdropping on hobnobbing gives neither the thrill of stepping into another time nor the intrigue of a peek into other lives. Even the drama of the sinking manages to be flat. I realize Bainbridge is making the point that the lives of the wealthy can be self-indulgent and purposeless, but it makes for an awfully dull book indeed. The writing is excellent and hence the two stars I've given this book -- it's masterful, but not enough to salvage the story. Bainbridge’s The Birthday Boys is a much better read – steer towards that and avoid the iceberg.
    • 2/5
      A fairly uninspired recount of the sinking of the Titanic. I don't think I really number Beryl Bainbridge amongst my favourite authors.
    • 3/5
      This is a fast-paced novel that mixes fact with fiction. A vivid and powerful read about Titanic.Back Cover Blurb:The sinking of the world's greatest luxury liner, the invincible and magnificent S.S. Titanic, has captured people's attention ever since that tragic April night in 1912 when 1,500 people lost their lives. And no one has better dramatized this memorable event than this author in her latest novel.
    • 2/5
      What, you say? Another novel about The Titanic? Yes, indeedy. But this one by British writer Bainbridge just didn't connect with me. The main characters were just a bunch of rich people going nowhere fast. SPOILER ALERT! The ship sinks.