A Life Like Other People's

A Life Like Other People's

FROM ONE OF BRITAINâ€™S GREATEST LIVING WRITERS AND THE AUTHOR OF THE UNCOMMON READER, A FAMILY MEMOIR AND UNIQUE WORK OF ARTâ€”A LIFE LIKE OTHER IS ALAN BENNETT AT HIS BEST

In this poignant memoir of his parentsâ€™ marriage, Alan Bennett recalls the lost world of his childhood and the lives, loves, and deaths of his unforgettable aunties, Kathleen and Myra. First published in the acclaimed collection Untold Stories, this tender, intimate family portrait beautifully captures the Bennettsâ€™ hopes, disappointments, and yearning for a life like other peopleâ€™s. With the sudden descent of his mother into depression, and later dementia, Bennett uncovers a long-held family secret in this extraordinarily moving and at times irresistibly funny work of autobiography.
Country USA
Manufacturer Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Binding Hardcover
ReleaseDate 2010-09-14
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780374191924

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