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* *'Brilliant ... do not miss this novel' * DAILY TELEGRAPH * *'A moving, microcosmic portrait of an era's bitter end' THE TIMES

About the Author

Beryl Bainbridge is one of the greatest living novelists. Author of seventeen novels, two travel books and five plays for stage and television, she has been shortlisted for the Booker Prize five times, and has won many literary awards including the Whitbread Prize and the Author of the Year Award at the British Book Awards.

Reviews

*'Extraordinary . . . a wholly new and highly individual work of art . . . beautifully written' INDEPENDENT * *'Marvellous . . . exquisite pacing . . . stunning descriptions' INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY * 'A narrative both sparkling and deep . . . the cost of raising [the Titanic] is prohibitive; Bainbridge does the next best thing' SUNDAY TIMES * 'Bainbridge's masterpiece' EVENING STANDARD

*'Extraordinary . . . a wholly new and highly individual work of art . . . beautifully written' INDEPENDENT * *'Marvellous . . . exquisite pacing . . . stunning descriptions' INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY * 'A narrative both sparkling and deep . . . the cost of raising [the Titanic] is prohibitive; Bainbridge does the next best thing' SUNDAY TIMES * 'Bainbridge's masterpiece' EVENING STANDARD

Bainbridge continues on her path to the North. Following her novel, The Birthday Boys (LJ 3/1/94), which reconstructed Robert Scott's expedition to Antarctica, this tale takes place on the ill-fated Titanic. The story is narrated by Morgan, a young American, and follows the events between boarding and rescue by the Carpathia. Morgan is a gentle twit in the best Saki/Wodehouse tradition, but he is also a keen observer. People come together and break apart in the brief voyage, but in the final race for the lifeboats blunders become gallantry and chivalry becomes slapstick. Every Man for Himself is an intriguing combination of historical fact and eclectic interpretation. There is a surreal Monty Pythonesque tinge to the book, which will please Bainbridge's fans as well as those new to her work. General readers and students of the Titanic disaster will find it a welcome addition to their libraries.‘Lesley C. Keogh, Bethel P.L., Danbury, Ct.