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The Bottle Factory Outing
- Author
- Beryl Bainbridge
- Narrator
- Imogen Church
- Publisher
- Ulverscroft Ltd
- Publish Date
- 30 October 2025
- Run Time
- 7 hours 20 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Freda and Brenda spend their days working in an Italian-run wine-bottling factory. A work outing offers promise for Freda and terror for Brenda; passions run high on that chilly day of freedom, and life after the outing never returns to normal.
Inspired by author Beryl Bainbridge’s own experiences working at a London wine-factory in the 1970s, The Bottle Factory Outing examines issues of friendship and consent, making the novel timelier than ever.
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Details
- Author
- Beryl Bainbridge
- Narrator
- Imogen Church
- Duration
- 7 hours 20 minutes
- Release Date
- 30 October 2025
- ISBN
- 9781399195669
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Ulverscroft Ltd
- Genre
- Fiction: literary and general non-genre, Thriller / suspense fiction, Humour
Synopsis
Freda and Brenda spend their days working in an Italian-run wine-bottling factory. A work outing offers promise for Freda and terror for Brenda; passions run high on that chilly day of freedom, and life after the outing never returns to normal. Inspired by author Beryl Bainbridge’s own experiences working at a London wine-factory in the 1970s, The Bottle Factory Outing examines issues of friendship and consent, making the novel timelier than ever.
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