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Injury Time

1977

‘I found myself laughing till the tears ran down my cheeks’ Auberon Waugh 


Winner Of The Whitbread Prize


Edward is throwing a dinner party with Binny, his mistress. Aware that she has long been denied the small intimacies that his wife takes for granted – choosing a birthday present for his sister, for example, or sorting his socks – he wants to give her a chance to feel more involved in his life. 


Between a late start, and him having to be away by half past ten, things are a little awkward to begin with; but they soon seem to be going well. When some uninvited guests turn up, however, it looks as though Edward isn’t going to make it home on time after all . . . 


First published by Duckworth in 1977

Published by Flamingo in 1984

Published by Penguin in 1991


Forthcoming edition published by Daunt Books


Colourful front cover of Beryl Bainbridge's book Injury Time, depicting policemen on a London street


Beryl Bainbridge's Injury Time

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