Every Man For Himself

Shortlisted for the Booker Prize For the four fraught, mysterious days of her doomed maiden voyage in 1912, the Titanic sails towards New York, glittering with luxury, freighted with millionaires and hopefuls. In her labyrinthine passageways are played out the last, secret hours of a small group of passengers, their fate sealed in prose of startling, sublime beauty, as Beryl Bainbridge's haunting masterpiece moves inexorably to its known and terrible end.

Winner of The Commonwealth Writer's Prize Best Book Eurasia 1997
Winner of Whitbread Book Awards: Novel Category 1996
Short-listed for Booker Prize for Fiction 1996

“Extraordinary...a wholly new and highly individual work of art...beautifully written. - IndependentMarvellous...exquisite pacing...stunning descriptions. - Independent on SundayA narrative both sparkling and deep...the cost of raising [the Titanic] is prohibitive; Bainbridge does the next best thing. - Sunday TimesBainbridge's masterpiece. - Evening StandardA masterpiece...compelling. - The LadyA beautifully-written book, tinged with mystery and rich in atmosphere and detail. - Sunday MirrorAs richly populated as a Henry James novel, Bainbridge's retelling of the last days aboard the Titanic sparkles with intrigue... The book's final chapter is as exciting as they come. - Independent MagazineThe writing is slick and vivid. - Daily Telegraph”

'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

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.

For four fraught, mysterious days of her doomed maiden voyage in 1912, the Titanic sails towards New York, glittering with luxury, freighted with millionnaires and hopefuls. In her labyrinthine ppassageways are played out the last, secret hours of a small group of passengers, their fate sealed in prose of startling, sublime beauty, as Beryl Bainbridge's haunting masterpiece moves inexorably to its known and terrible end. 'Brilliant . . . do not miss this novel' Victoria Glendinning, Daily Telegraph 'Extraordinary . . . both a psychologically convincing re-creation and a wholly new and highly individual work of art . . . beautifully written' Independent 'A moving, microcosmic portrait of an era's bitter end' Erica Wagner, The Times 'Marvellous . . . exquisite pacing . . . stunning descriptions' Independent on Sunday 'Darkly Brilliant . . . a rare and remarkable novel' Observer 'Bainbridge's masterpiece' Evening Standard

Shortlisted for the Booker Prize.For the four fraught, mysterious days of her doomed maiden voyage in 1912, the Titanic sails towards New York, glittering with luxury, freighted with millionaires and hopefuls.In her labyrinthine passageways are played out the last, secret hours of a small group of passengers, their fate sealed in prose of startling, sublime beauty, as Beryl Bainbridge's haunting masterpiece moves inexorably to its known and terrible end.

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