Untold Stories Hardback
by Alan Bennett
Hardback
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This is a collection of Alan Bennett's prose. The title piece is a poignant family memoir with an account of the marriage of his parents, the lives and deaths of his aunts and the uncovering of a long-held family secret.
Also included are essays, reviews, lectures and reminiscences. "Untold Stories" is Alan Bennett's first collection of prose since "Writing Home" and takes in all his major writings over the last ten years.
The title piece is a poignant family memoir with an account of the marriage of his parents, the lives and deaths of his aunts and the uncovering of a long-held family secret.
Also included are his much celebrated diaries for the years 1996 to 2004, as well as essays, reviews, lectures and reminiscences ranging from childhood trips to the local cinema and a tour around Leeds Art Gallery to reflections on writing, honours and his Westminster Abbey eulogy for Thora Hird.
At times heartrending and at others extremely funny, "Untold Stories" is a matchless and unforgettable anthology.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:672 pages, Illustrations, ports.
- Publisher:Faber & Faber
- Publication Date:20/10/2005
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- ISBN:9780571230426
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Item not Available
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:672 pages, Illustrations, ports.
- Publisher:Faber & Faber
- Publication Date:20/10/2005
- Category:
- ISBN:9780571230426