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Ed Wilson, of her literary agency Johnson and Alcock, says Bainbridge died in a London hospital early Friday. She had been suffering from cancer.
Bainbridge was born in the port city of Liverpool in northwest England in 1934, and the city's grit informed her books, which blended humor, tragedy and the absurd.
She published more than a dozen novels, including "A Weekend With Claud," ''The Bottle Factory Outing" and "Injury Time."
Several drew on Bainbridge's own experiences. Her early career as an actress in provincial theater provided the setting for "An Awfully Big Adventure," published in 1989 and made into a 1995 movie starring Alan Rickman and Hugh Grant.
As time went by, she increasingly turned to historical settings. "Every Man for Himself" was set aboard the Titanic and "Master Georgie" during in the Crimean War, while "According to Queeney" looked at 18th-century lexicographer Samuel Johnson. "Young Adolf" imagined the aspiring artist Hitler in Liverpool before World War I, to comic and disturbing effect.
"Beryl had an absolutely original voice: she was a serious comedian, all of whose novels ended tragically," writer Michael Holroyd told The Guardian newspaper.
Bainbridge was a five-time finalist for the Booker Prize, and twice won the Whitbread literary prize.
She was made a dame, the female equivalent of a knight, by Queen Elizabeth II in 2000.
Details of survivors and funeral plans were not immediately available.
Copyright © 2010 The Associated Press
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January 9, 2015
Please accept my sincere condolences and sincere prayers that go out to the surviving family and friends. May the God of comfort continue to bless you and yours especially after such an untimely loss of a very precious life please accept my deepest sympathies. (2 Cor. 1:2, 3).
January 3, 2015
Please accept my sincere condolences and sincere prayers that go out to the surviving family and friends. May the God of comfort continue to bless you and yours especially after such an untimely loss of a very precious life please accept my deepest sympathies. (2 Cor. 1:2, 3).
March 10, 2014
A gracious and respectable person whose work has done so much to bring so much joy to many of us in these troubled times hard to deal with (2 Tim 3:1). Perhaps more will continue to have positive experiences from a wonderful work that has had an impactful contribution to life and its anxieties.
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C Matthews
September 20, 2010
May the God of all comfort, bring comfort to the family and friends of Beryl Bainbridge. We look forward to the time when sickness and death is a thing of the past.
July 13, 2010
To the Family of Beryl Bainbridge:
It is often hard to find the right words to say when one looses a family member or friend. I send you my sincere sympathy and can relate to the pain you may be feeling at this time as I too have recently lost two family members back to back. I would like to encourage you to turn to our heavenly father when you feel that the pain is too much to bear and know that he will give you comfort when you feel you can't go on and he will never leave you. I found the following scripture to be very comforting, Isaiah 41:10. I would encourage you to read it whenever you feel you need that extra help to get throught the day, hour, moment, etc.
-Stacey, Baltimore, MD
July 10, 2010
Death is something that is always difficult to deal with. However, we can find comfort and hope by turning to God's word the bible which tells us that soon there will be a time in which we will no longer have to mourn the death of a loved one because death will be no more. May we all strive to be there when that time comes.
July 8, 2010
Please accept our deepest condolences.May your family find a measure of comfort durning this time of the loss of your family member. (2COR.1:3,4) Atlanta,Ga.
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July 6, 2010
You have my sympathy for the loss of Mrs. Bainbridge. I hope your memories can fill the void. May you allow the Bible to comfort you during this time, Revelation 21:3,4.
July 5, 2010
"There is going to ba a ressurection of both the righteous and the unrighteous Acts:24,15
M H
July 5, 2010
May the God of comfort comfort you during this difficult time.(2Corinthians 1:3,4)
July 5, 2010
Dear Family,
May the God of all comfort provide solace during this most difficult time. 2 Corinthians 1:3,4. Nicole
Chele
July 3, 2010
May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.
Robert Zirbel
July 3, 2010
SO SILENT WAS YOUR LEAVING
by Robert M. H. Zirbel
So silent was your leaving,
Not a sound to say goodbye,
Just a silence that you left behind
And that silence seemed to say
“Please, please…
Do not grieve…
For I just had to go.”
So silent was your leaving,
Uttering not a painful cry
Nor even a fearful moan.
And that silence seemed to say
“Please, please…
Do not grieve…
For I just had to go.”
That silence is still not shattered
Even though my tears pour down
To join with all the unsaid words…
Those special, special words…
That I had always meant to say.
If I had cried out “Please, please don’t go.”
Would you have stayed?
No, I think not
For you had been called…
And you knew you had to go.
Yes, you knew you had to go.
Sancia
July 3, 2010
For Beryl, God and Holy Mother Bless you. Beryl, you were an inspiration and a mother to my gift and to me. Heaven bless you and keep you forever more.
Juanita
July 3, 2010
To the Bainbridge family, sorry for the loss of Ms. Beryl, our thoughts and prayers are with you. May Isaiah 26:19 bring you comfort.
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July 3, 2010
May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.
Henryk Zaleski
July 3, 2010
May you rest in peace.
July 2, 2010
R.i.p 1934-2010 Have fun with the angels
Jaye W.
July 2, 2010
To Beryl Bainbridge's family and friends,
I know that these are difficult days for you all. The bible offer encouragement and hope. Psalm 55:22 says “Throw your burden upon Jehovah himself, And he himself will sustain you. Never will he allow the righteous one to totter.” He will help you to cope with your grief. Have faith in His promises. They never fail.
Sheila
July 2, 2010
May you gain comfort and strength by knowing that God cares. The Bible promise a wonderful hope at Acts 24:15. May Jehovah God be with your family.
R Golay
July 2, 2010
To the the family of Beryl Bainbridge - May God give you peace and comfort through his word and the Lord Jesus Christ during this time of sorrow, I know that Beryl will be missed by many.
Kathy Penelli
July 2, 2010
Please accept my deepest condolences
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