About “Offshore”
Offshore is a 1979 novel by British writer Penelope Fitzgerald, which won the Booker Prize that year. The story focuses on the emotional restlessness of people who live on houseboats, existing between land and water. Fitzgerald drew from her own experiences, as the novel was inspired by the challenging years she spent living on an old Thames sailing barge at Battersea Reach. The book reflects her personal struggles during that time. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)
Praise for “Offshore”
“[Human Voices is] a wonderful combination of deadpan English comedy and surreal farce.”
“One of the pleasures of reading Penelope Fitzgerald is the unpredictability of her intelligence, which never loses its quality, but springs constant surprises.”
“Awards are one thing, talent’s another, and Fitzgerald has it in spades. Warm and wry, her writing is as economical as it is perfect.”
Book details
- Published
- 1979
- Latest edition
- 2003 · ISBN 1400041252
- ISBN
- 9781400041251
View more editions (10)
| Cover | Edition | Year | ISBN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Offshore | 2003 | 1400041252 | Buy on Amazon |
 | Offshore, Human Voices, The Beginning of Spring (Everyman's Library (Cloth)) | 2003 | 9781400041251 | Buy on Amazon |
| Offshore | 1998 | 9780547525501 | Buy on Amazon | |
 | Offshore | 1998 | 0395478049 | Buy on Amazon |
 | Offshore | 1994 | 0745122523 | Buy on Amazon |
| Offshore | 1989 | 9780881844764 | Buy on Amazon | |
| Offshore | 1988 | 0006542565 | Buy on Amazon | |
| Offshore | 1987 | 0805005617 | Buy on Amazon | |
| Offshore | 1982 | 0851197833 | Buy on Amazon | |
| Offshore | 1980 | 0417060106 | Buy on Amazon |
Frequently asked questions
How many pages is Offshore?
Offshore by Penelope Fitzgerald has 480 pages.
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Some summaries adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Book descriptions, author biographies, award records and review quotes on this page are courtesy of Penguin Random House.