Something Happened Yesterday

by Beryl Bainbridge

The author provides a colorful memoir and journal of one woman's life, from her early years to the present day, that describes the various events and experiences of everyday life and ranges from a stroll in the park to a visit to Madam Tussaud's Chambers of Horror.

Genres: Essays

176 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1993

About the author

Dame Beryl Margaret Bainbridge DBE was an English writer from Liverpool. She was primarily known for her works of psychological fiction, often set among the English working classes. Bainbridge won the Whitbread Award twice and was nominated for the Booker Prize five times. In 2008, The Times newspaper named Bainbridge among their list of "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945".

Reviews

[Michael · Rating 4 out of 5]

Collection of B.B.'s London Evening Standard columns from the 80's - 90's. Light reading but lots of smiles. Bainbridge tackles big subjects sometimes but mostly revels in the typical English small things: gardening, getting kicked out of pubs, fighting the local authorities over dog poo on the sidewalk.

[John · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'd really liked her novella Injury Time, so decided to get this collection of essays from the library. Though she's a noted author, and many of the entries contain references to hob-nobbing with celebs, Bainbridge remains consistently down-to-earth, and usually quite funny - she definitely had the Anglo gene for irony!

[Brooke · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you've never read Bainbridge, don't read this first. It's a delight, of course, so you must read it. But read it after you've read a few of her novels. I think you'll appreciate it more.