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Bainbridge

American

[beyn-brij] / ˈbeɪnˌbrɪdʒ /

noun

a city in SW Georgia.

Bainbridge British

/ ˈbeɪnˌbrɪdʒ /

noun

Beryl .1934–2010, British novelist and playwright. Novels include The Dressmaker (1973), Injury Time (1977), Master Georgie (1998), and According to Queeney (2001)

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Bainbridge gives O’Hara one of the novel’s most poignant observations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Bainbridge told the BBC he was avoiding using his heating oil and would not buy any more.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

They live quietly on Bainbridge Island and have three grown children; Ruth’s dental troubles reveal cancer, and the family is thrown into uproar.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 28, 2024

In 2018, writer Julia Bainbridge published an interview with North Carolina-based chef Scott Crawford about his work in the restaurant industry and his, at the time, 14 years of sobriety.

From Salon • Aug. 6, 2024

“I am the Wild Boy of Bainbridge Island,” I said.

From "Winger" by Andrew Smith

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