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The Girl in the Polka-dot Dress – the wait is nearly over
Posted by Stephen Dumughn in Book News
Tomorrow sees the publication of one of the most eagerly awaited novels of the year. The Girl in the Polka-dot Dress is the final masterpiece from the late and much-loved Beryl Bainbridge – one of modern literature’s most distinctive and influential voices.
With every new novel by her a major literary event, unsurprisingly the publication of this book has been greeted by a huge amount of coverage in the media. Here’s a round-up of what has been said so far:
"Even incomplete, the book blazes with her unique talent" Melvyn Bragg, The Observer
Read the full review here.
"Beryl Bainbridge's last, unfinished novel is an irresistible addition to her body of work." Peter Kemp, The Sunday Times
‘The power of this remarkable short novel remains long after one has finished it. It also renews our sense of literature’s loss at Beryl Bainbridge’s death.’ Financial Times
Full review here.
‘The Girl in a Polka Dot Dress is a terrific book, very funny but deeply haunting. In this most deft and oblique of black comedies, you feel death creeping up on the author herself, but she mysteriously gets in the last word by snapshooting the Grim Reaper before he made his final assault.’ A.N. Wilson, The Spectator
Full review here.
And you can read an extract in the Telegraph here.
There will be lots more to follow over the coming days, including a piece on Newsnight Review this Friday.
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