An Awfully Big Adventure: Shortlisted for the Booker Prize, 1990
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The first Abacus publication of Bainbridge's classic novel that was made into a film starring Hugh Grant.Dame Beryl Margaret Bainbridge DBE (21 November 1932 2 July 2010) was an English writer from Liverpool. She was primarily known for her works of psychological fiction, often 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 newspaper named Bainbridge among their list of "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945".Set in working-class England right after World War II, the story observes ***ual politics amongst a troupe of actors working at a shabby regional playhouse. During a Christmas production of Peter Pan, the play turns into a dark metaphor for youth when Stella Bradshaw, an ambitious teenage girl from the slums of Liverpool, joins the company and gets entangled in the backstage intrigue.The title is an ironic reference to the original Peter Pan story, in which Peter says "To die will be an awfully big adventure.", Taschenbuch.

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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. Though second-hand, the book is still in very good shape. Minimal signs of usage may include very minor creasing on the cover or on the spine. Paperback, Film & TV Tie-in ed.

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Fiction, An Awfully Big Adventure, 'This is one of Bainbridge's best books. The close observation and hilarity are underlain by a sense of tragedy as deep as any in fiction' The Times SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE IN 1990 It is 1950 and the Liverpool repertory theatre company is rehearsing its Christmas production of Peter Pan, a story of childhood innocence and loss. Stella has been taken on as assistant stage manager and quickly becomes obsessed with Meredith, the dissolute director. But it is only when the celebrated O'Hara arrives to take the lead, that a different drama unfolds. In it, he and Stella are bound together in a past that neither dares to interpret. eBook.

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Told with black humour, this is the story of a group of no-hope rep actors in Liverpool in the mid 50s, doing Peter Pan. Stella, the heroine who is Tinkerbell, is a sad and lonely young woman who repeatedly calls the speaking clock for comfort. Paperback, Ausgabe: Film & TV Tie-in Ed, Format: Import, Label: Penguin Books, Penguin Books, Produktgruppe: Book, Publiziert: 1991, Studio: Penguin Books, Verkaufsrang: 12163835.

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It is 1950 and the Liverpool reporatory theatre company is rehearsing its Christmas production of Peter Pan, a story of childhood innocence and loss. Stella has been taken on as assistant stage manager and quickly becomes obsessed with Meredith, the dissolute director. But it is only when the celebrated O'Hara arrives to take the lead, that a different drama unfolds. In it, he and Stella are bound together in a past that neither dares to interpret.

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'This is one of Bainbridge's best books. The close observation and hilarity are underlain by a sense of tragedy as deep as any in fiction' The TimesSHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE IN 1990It is 1950 and the Liverpool repertory theatre company is rehearsing its Christmas production of Peter Pan, a story of childhood innocence and loss. Stella has been taken on as assistant stage manager and quickly becomes obsessed with Meredith, the dissolute director. But it is only when the celebrated O'Hara arrives to take the lead, that a different drama unfolds. In it, he and Stella are bound together in a past that neither dares to interpret., Kindle Edition, Формат: Kindle eBook, Этикетка: Abacus, Abacus, Группа продуктов: eBooks, Опубликовано: 2010-12-02, Дата выпуска: 2010-12-02, Студия: Abacus, Продажи звание: 387752.

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It is 1950 and the Liverpool reporatory theatre company is rehearsing its Christmas production of Peter Pan, a story of childhood innocence and loss. Stella has been taken on as assistant stage manager and quickly becomes obsessed with Meredith, the dissolute director. But it is only when the celebrated O'Hara arrives to take the lead, that a different drama unfolds. In it, he and Stella are bound together in a past that neither dares to interpret. Kindle Edition, نسخه: New Ed, قالب: Kindle eBook, برچسب: Abacus, Abacus, گروه محصولات: eBooks, منتشر شده: 2010-12-02, تاریخ انتشار: 2010-12-02, استودیو: Abacus, فروش رتبه: 114564.

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'This is one of Bainbridge's best books. The close observation and hilarity are underlain by a sense of tragedy as deep as any in fiction' The TimesSHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE IN 1990It is 1950 and the Liverpool repertory theatre company is rehearsing its Christmas production of Peter Pan, a story of childhood innocence and loss. Stella has been taken on as assistant stage manager and quickly becomes obsessed with Meredith, the dissolute director. But it is only when the celebrated O'Hara arrives to take the lead, that a different drama unfolds. In it, he and Stella are bound together in a past that neither dares to interpret., Kindle Edition, Издание: Digital original, Формат: Kindle eBook, Этикетка: Abacus, Abacus, Группа продуктов: eBooks, Опубликовано: 2010-12-02, Дата выпуска: 2010-12-02, Студия: Abacus, Продажи звание: 221988.

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It is 1950 and the Liverpool reporatory theatre company is rehearsing its Christmas production of Peter Pan, a story of childhood innocence and loss. Stella has been taken on as assistant stage manager and quickly becomes obsessed with Meredith, the dissolute director. But it is only when the celebrated O'Hara arrives to take the lead, that a different drama unfolds. In it, he and Stella are bound together in a past that neither dares to interpret. Paperback, Label: Abacus, Abacus, Produktgruppe: Book, Publiziert: 2003-02-06, Studio: Abacus, Verkaufsrang: 2584596.

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It is 1950 and the Liverpool reporatory theatre company is rehearsing its Christmas production of Peter Pan, a story of childhood innocence and loss. Stella has been taken on as assistant stage manager and quickly becomes obsessed with Meredith, the dissolute director. But it is only when the celebrated O'Hara arrives to take the lead, that a different drama unfolds. In it, he and Stella are bound together in a past that neither dares to interpret. Kindle Edition, قالب: Kindle eBook, برچسب: Abacus, Abacus, گروه محصولات: eBooks, منتشر شده: 2010-12-02, تاریخ انتشار: 2010-12-02, استودیو: Abacus, فروش رتبه: 265123.