The Dressmaker (Bainbridge novel)

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The Dressmaker

First edition
Author	Beryl Bainbridge
Language	English
Genre	Psychological Fiction
Publisher	Duckworth (UK) George Braziller (US)
Publication date	1973 (UK), 1974 (US)
Publication place	United Kingdom
Media type	Print
Pages	152[1]
ISBN	0-7156-0721-9
OCLC	746555
LC Class	PZ4.B162 Dr PR6052.A3195

The Dressmaker (US title The Secret Glass) is a gothic psychological novel written by Beryl Bainbridge. In 1973, it was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. Like many of Bainbridge's earlier works, the novel is semi-autobiographical. In particular, the story was inspired by a relationship that she had with a soldier as a teenager. The characters of Nellie and Margo were based upon two of her paternal aunts.^[2]