Dame Beryl Bainbridge was shortlisted five times for the Booker Prize, but never won. She became known as the 'Booker Bridesmaid'.
In celebration of Beryl's work, the Booker Prize Foundation is inviting her fans to vote for a special prize in her honour: 'The Man Booker Best of Beryl'.
Beryl's shortlisted novels
Vote for your favourite Beryl Bainbridge shortlisted novel on the Man Booker website.
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The Dressmaker (1973)
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The Bottle Factory Outing (1974)
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An Awfully Big Adventure (1990)
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Every Man for Himself (1996)
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Master George (1998).
If you have not yet read these acclaimed novels, why not start today - then have your say by voting for your favourite. The winning title will be announced in mid-April.
How Man Booker helps promote accessible reading
RNIB are proud to share a close relationship with this prestigious literary award. The Man Booker Prize rules include a clause which requires publishers of longlisted novels to provide an electronic file to RNIB. This helps us to produce the books in accessible formats.
The Booker Prize Foundation generously funds production of the Prize's shortlisted novels in braille and giant print, and the Man Group PLC Charitable Trust pays for the shortlist to be produced as
Talking Books.