Beryl Bainbridge
Beryl Bainbridge
Dame Beryl Margaret Bainbridge DBE was an English writer from Liverpool. She was primarily known for her works of psychological fiction, often macabre tales set among the English working classes. Bainbridge won the Whitbread Awards prize for best novel in 1977 and 1996; she was nominated five times for the Booker Prize. She was described in 2007 as "a national treasure". In 2008, The Times named Bainbridge on their list of "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945"...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth21 November 1934
I've never been drawn to the feminist movement. I was brought up to believe that men had little to do with the home or children - except to bring in the money.
Well, I woke up one morning around Christmas, went as far as the shops, and when I got to the corner I felt this violent pain in me left leg. I mentioned it to my daughter and she took me instantly to the hospital. It turned out it was vasculitis. In other words, you can have your leg off.
Being constantly with children was like wearing a pair of shoes that were expensive and too small. She couldn't bear to throw them out, but they gave her blisters.
What we remember is probably fiction anyway.
There are many things in this life capable of throwing people off course - the death of someone close, the loss of income or health, the realisation that cherished hopes cannot always be fulfilled
It seems to me that a mutually beneficial relationship between a man and woman requires the man to be dominant. A sensible woman will allow the man to think he is the most important partner.
no one had experiences any more, only traumas.
When passion is mutual, there is always the danger of the fire burning to ashes.
nothing is so sad as the injustices of old age.
Emotions weren't like washing. There was no call to peg them out for all the world to view.
The sun burnt on, drugging everything with warmth.
Women are programmed to love completely, and men are programmed to spread it around. We are fools to think it's any different.
I've never been put down by a man, unless I deserved it, and have never felt inferior,
The vital accessories to my work are my reference books, such as the complete Shakespeare and a prayer book, and a large refuse bin.