Untold Stories

Alan Bennett

RRP: £20.00

Publisher: FABER & FABER

Publication Date : 03/10/2005

Hardback

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Guardian Bookshop Notes:

Here, at last, is the astonishing sequel to Alan Bennett's classic "Writing Home". This book contains significant unpublished work, including a poignant memoir of his family and of growing up in Leeds, together with his much celebrated dairy for the years 1996-2004, and numerous other exceptional essays, reviews and comic pieces. Bennett is currently at the height of his powers, his latest play "The History Boys" has been a smash award-winning hit at the National Theatre.

Publisher's description:

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.

ISBN: 9780571228300