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The girl in the polka dot dress

In the summer of 1968, Rose sets off for the United States from Kentish Town; in her suitcase a polka-dot dress and a one-way ticket. Together with the sinister man known only as Washington Harold, she goes in search of the charismatic and elusive Dr Wheeler - the man Rose credits with rescuing her from a terrible childhood, and against whom Harold nurses a silent grudge. As the odd couple journey across an America on the brink of paranoid disintegration, their journey mirrors that of Robert Kennedy's presidential campaign. As they draw ever closer to the elusive Dr Wheeler, one hot day in June at the Ambassador Hotel in LA, their search finally reaches its terrible climax.

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  • "Temporeiche Road Novel in den USA der Sixties Im Sommer '68 macht sich die Engländerin Rose auf nach Amerika, in ihrem Gepäck ein gepunktetes Kleid und ein Ticket ohne Rückfahrkarte. Gemeinsam mit dem zwielichtigen Harold ist sie auf der Suche nach Dr. Wheeler, einer mysteriösen Gestalt aus ihrer Kindheit. Wie Bonny und Clyde ziehen sie kreuz und quer durch ein von Rassenunruhen geschütteltes Amerika, rechts und links türmen sich die Leichen - bis sie schliesslich im Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles landen. Dort wartet Dr. Wheeler im Gefolge des Präsidentschaftskandidaten Robert Kennedy. Und dann fällt ein Schuss. In ihrem letzten Roman zeigt Beryl Bainbridge noch einmal ihr ganzes Können: Scharfsinnig und herrlich böse führt sie eine Nation am Wendepunkt zur Tragödie vor. Beryl Bainbridge, 1934 geboren, wuchs in der Nähe von Liverpool im Arbeitermilieu auf und begann in den Fünfzigerjahren mit dem Schreiben. Ihre insgesamt 18 Romane wurden vielfach ausgezeichnet; fünf Mal war sie für den Booker-Preis nominiert. 2000 wurde sie in den Adelsstand erhoben. Sie lebte zuletzt in London, wo sie im Juli 2010 verstarb. Ihr letzter Roman, 'Die Frau im gepunkteten Kleid', der nun in einem Dutzend Länder postum erscheint, gilt als eine ihrer besten Arbeiten."
  • "In the summer of 1968, Rose sets off for the United States from Kentish Town; in her suitcase a polka-dot dress and a one-way ticket. Together with the sinister man known only as Washington Harold, she goes in search of the charismatic and elusive Dr Wheeler - the man Rose credits with rescuing her from a terrible childhood, and against whom Harold nurses a silent grudge. As the odd couple journey across an America on the brink of paranoid disintegration, their journey mirrors that of Robert Kennedy's presidential campaign. As they draw ever closer to the elusive Dr Wheeler, one hot day in June at the Ambassador Hotel in LA, their search finally reaches its terrible climax."@en
  • "In the tumultuous spring of 1968 a young English woman, Rose, travels from London to the United States to meet a man she knows as Washington Harold. In her suitcase are a polka dot dress and a one-way ticket. In an America recently convulsed by the April assassination of Martin Luther King and subsequent urban riots, they begin a search for the charismatic and elusive Dr. Wheeler- sage, prophet and, possibly, redeemer-who rescued Rose from a dreadful childhood and against whom Harold holds a seething grudge. As they follow their quarry cross-country in a camper they encounter the odd remnants of Wheeler acolytes who harbor festering cultural and political grievances. Along the way, a famous artist is shot in New York, mutilated soldiers are evacuated from Vietnam, race hatred explodes in ghettos and suburbs and casual madness blossoms at revival meetings. Many believe America's only hope is presidential candidate Robert Kennedy, whose campaign trail echoes Rose and Harold's pilgrimage. Both will conclude in Los Angeles at the Ambassador Hotel one infamous night in June. Subversive, sinister and marvelously vivid, Beryl Bainbridge's great last novel evokes a nation on the brink of self-destruction with artful brilliance."@en
  • "In the rainswept summer of 1968, Rose sets off for the United States from Kentish Town to meet a man she knows as Washington Harold, in her suitcase a polka dot dress and a one-way ticket. In a country rocked by the assassination of Martin Luther King and a rising groundswell of violence, they are to join forces in search of the charismatic and elusive Dr Wheeler - oracle, guru and redeemer - whom Rose credits with rescuing her from a terrible childhood, and against whom Harold nurses a silent grudge."
  • "In the rainswept summer of 1968, Rose sets off for the United States from Kentish Town to meet a man she knows as Washington Harold, in her suitcase a polka-dot dress and a one-way ticket. In a country rocked by the assassination of Martin Luther King and a rising groundswell of violence, they are to join forces in search of the charismatic and elusive Dr Wheeler - oracle, guru and redeemer - whom Rose credits with rescuing her from a terrible childhood, and against whom Harold nurses a silent grudge."
  • ""In the tumultuous spring of 1968 a young English woman, Rose, travels from London to the United States to meet a man she knows as Washington Harold. In her suitcase are a polka dot dress and a one-way ticket. In an America recently convulsed by the April assassination of Martin Luther King and subsequent urban riots, they begin a search for the charismatic and elusive Dr. Wheeler - sage, prophet and, possibly, redeemer - who rescued Rose from a dreadful childhood and against whom Harold holds a seething grudge. As they follow their quarry cross-country in a camper they encounter the odd remnants of Wheeler acolytes who harbor festering cultural and political grievances. Along the way, a famous artist is shot in New York, mutilated soldiers are evacuated from Vietnam, race hatred explodes in ghettos and suburbs and casual madness blossoms at revival meetings. Many believe America's only hope is presidential candidate Robert Kennedy, whose campaign trail echoes Rose and Harold's pilgrimage. Both will conclude in Los Angeles at the Ambassador Hotel one infamous night in June. Subversive, sinister and marvelously vivid, Beryl Bainbridge's great last novel evokes a nation on the brink of self-destruction with artful brilliance."--Publisher's description."@en
  • ""During the investigation in 1968 into the assassination of Robert Kennedy several witnesses recalled seeing a girl in a polka dot dress in the pantry of the Ambassador Hotel. She was never found" -- Publisher description."@en
  • "During the investigation in 1968 into the assassination of Robert Kennedy several witnesses recalled seeing a girl in a polka dot dress in the pantry of the Ambassador Hotel. She was never found."

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  • "Romans (teksten)"
  • "Large type books"
  • "Large type books"@en
  • "Mystery fiction"
  • "Detective and mystery stories"@en
  • "Detective and mystery stories"
  • "Novels"
  • "Anglické romány"
  • "Black humor fiction"@en
  • "General"
  • "Humorous stories"@en
  • "History"@en
  • "History"
  • "English fiction"
  • "Historical fiction"@en
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Fiction"
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Belletristische Darstellung"
  • "Online-Publikation"
  • "Erzählende Literatur"

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  • "Dívka v puntíkových šatech"
  • "The girl in the polka dot dress"@en
  • "The girl in the polka dot dress"
  • "Pigen i den polkaprikkede kjole"@da
  • "The girl in the polka-dot-dress"
  • "La chica del vestido de topos"
  • "The Girl in the Polka Dot Dress"@en
  • "La fille avec la robe à pois"
  • "The Girl in the Polka Dot Dress"
  • "The girl in the polka-dot dress"
  • "The girl in the polka-dot dress"@en
  • "La chica del vestido de topos"@es
  • "Die Frau im gepunkteten Kleid Roman"
  • "Die Frau im gepunkteten Kleid : Roman"

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