Something Happened Yesterday

by Beryl Bainbridge

Book Overview

Something Happened Yesterday holds new, various, and abundant delights for the many fans of Bainbridge's novels, not least among them her exchanges with her readers like Fred, on the history of beryl (the gemstone), or like the committee for East Clyst's 'Cooker Prize' of a gas oven for winning authors. Pleasantly idiosyncratic, this collection of personal essays blends subtle observations of contemporary England with fond, personal memories of its...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786705175
• ISBN13: 9780786705177
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Carroll & Graf Publishers
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.8" x 8.6"