The Dressmaker (Bainbridge novel) 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 an
The Who Tour 1973 the Sundown Theatre in Edmonton, London and ended on 23 December 1973 at the same venue. This series of four Christmas concerts featured the reintroduction of classic crowd favourite "Substitute" to the set. All songs written by Pete Townshend unless specified otherwise. Also occasionally played were: The Who Tour 1973 The Who Tour 1973 was The Who's first concert tour supporting their "Quadrophenia" album. Prior to recording the "Quadrophenia" album, the band played a one-off performance in Voorburg, Netherlands for a Dutch TV special in March. They then did one tour each in England and North America supporting the new