The Dressmaker (Bainbridge novel) role. The Dressmaker (Bainbridge novel) The Dressmaker (US title The Secret Glass) is a gothic psychological novel written by Beryl Bainbridge. In 1973, it was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. Like many of Bainbridge's earlier works, the novel is semi-autobiographical. In particular, the story was inspired by a relationship that she had with a soldier as a teenager. The characters of Nellie and Margo were based upon two of her paternal aunts. Set in Liverpool and Lancashire during World War II, a repressed dressmaker and her sister struggle looking after their 17-year-old niece, who is having a delusional affair with
The Who Tour 1973 eventually proved to all be from the Philadelphia performance). The King Biscuit Flower Hour Shows were recorded on the Record Plant NY Remote Truck with David Hewitt and Crew. Live material from 1973 (excluding TV appearances where the band mimed to pre-recorded material) has appeared on the following: with This was a one-off concert at the Sporthal de Vliegermolen in Voorburg on 10 March 1973 as part of the Grand Gala du Pop, organised by the Dutch Broadcasting Association VARA. This concert was not part of the succeeding "Quadrophenia" tours, and no material from the album was included in the