The Whitbread Novel of the Year, read by the winner of the Sony Radio Award.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.“Kerry Shale, surely one of the most versatile of voices, brings all the pensive wit of the text to the fore.”Irish Times 3/5/97“This is one of those rare literary events that can be unequivocally recommended with confidence to any reader or listener. Kerry Shale reads brilliantly, adding another to his growing list of audiobook triumphs.”Oxford Times 21/2/97Dame Beryl Margaret Bainbridge was born in November 1932 in Liverpool. After some time as an actress she turned her hand to writing, winning the Whitbread Awards prize for best novel twice, and being nominated for the Booker Prize five times. Several of her books have been turned into films. Bainbridge died in July 2010.Winner of the Whitbread Novel of the Year award 1996, shortlisted for the 1996 Booker Prize
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