The Girl in the Polka-Dot Dress Paperback - 2011 - 1st Edition

Media reviews

"One of the most distinctive and admired voices in postwar British fiction."-William Grimes, The New York Times

"A genuine original with a macabre imagination."-The New York Review of Books

"Maverick, unique and horribly funny."-Alison Flood, The Guardian

"Beryl Bainbridge's novels are like elegant teacups that contain a strong, dark, possibly sinister but remarkable brew. Models of compression, they show us how much can be poured into a deceptively delicate vessel."-Francine Prose, The New York Times

"The Girl In The Polk Dot Dress is a superb and memorable work of fiction."-The Guardian

"Ranks among the finest of Bainbridge's fine works of fiction."-The Independent

"A tour de force, The Girl in the Polka-dot Dress is well able to take its place alongside Bainbridge's masterpieces. The power of this remarkable short novel remains long after one has finished. It also renews our sense of literature's loss at Beryl Bainbridge's death"-The Financial Times

"One of the most distinctive and admired voices in postwar British fiction."-William Grimes, The New York Times

"A genuine original with a macabre imagination."-The New York Review of Books

"Very gripping, very funny and deeply mysterious."-The SpectatorEND

Citations

• Booklist, 08/01/2011, Page 20
• Kirkus Reviews, 08/15/2011, Page 0
• Library Journal, 08/01/2011, Page 80
• New York Times Book Review, 09/18/2011, Page 28
• New Yorker (The), 10/03/2011, Page 79
• Publishers Weekly, 07/11/2011, Page 0