ALAN BENNETT
A LIFE LIKE OTHER PEOPLE’S
OUTLINE
Alan Bennett's A Life Like Other People's is a poignant family memoir offering a portrait of his parents' marriage and recalling his Leeds childhood, Christmases with Grandma Peel, and the lives, loves and deaths of his unforgettable aunties Kathleen and Myra. A heartrending and at times irresistibly funny work.
REVIEWS
Alan Bennett's memoir of his parents' marriage and his mother's battles with depression is clear-eyed, touching, occasionally waspish, not always charitable, and ever honest. - the Independent.
Bennett’s parents are at the heart of this touching memoir, which looks at them with a sharp but understanding filial eye, penetrating deep to reveal their essence. - Washington Times.
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