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A Quiet Life : A Novel by Bainbridge, Beryl, 1934-2010 is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is A Quiet Life : A Novel about?

The tragicomic tale of a dysfunctional middle-class family in postwar England from the award-winning author of Injury Time. Though the Second World War has ended, times are anything but peaceful for seventeen-year-old Alan. His father, an entrepreneur who was once able to provide the family with a comfortable life, is now struggling to put food on the table. Meanwhile, Alan's mother dresses as if money is plentiful and spends all her time avoiding her husband, indulging in the escapism of romance novels, and engaging in real-world love affairs. And as if a household struck by poverty and marital trouble isn't enough, Alan's bohemian sister, Madge, has been sneaking off into the sand dunes for lusty rendezvous with a German POW. All Alan wants is for his sister to stop cavorting around and driving their father mad—and for a pretty choir girl named Janet to notice him. But the more he wishes for a normal life, the more chaotic it becomes. Everyone in his family is hiding something, not only from one another but also from themselves. And they're all desperately clinging to something that is inevitably falling apart. Award-winning British author Beryl Bainbridge has a keen eye for the

Who reads A Quiet Life : A Novel?

Author

Bainbridge, Beryl, 1934-2010

Publisher

New York : Carroll & Graf Publishers

Published

1999

Language

EN

ISBN

9780786706358

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction

Rating

3.55 / 5 (145 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14