The Clothes They Stood Up In and The Lady in the Van (Today

The Clothes They Stood Up In and The Lady in the Van (Today Show Book Club #5)

From Alan Bennett, the author of The Madness of King George, come two stories about the strange nature of possessions...or the lack of them. In the nationally bestselling novel The Clothes They Stood Up In, the staid Ransomes return from the opera to find their Regentâ€™s Park flat stripped bare--right down to the toilet-paper roll. Free of all their earthly belongings, the couple faces a perplexing question: Who are they without the things theyâ€™ve spent a lifetime accumulating? Suddenly a world of unlimited, frightening possibility opens up before them.

In â€œThe Lady in the Van,â€ which The Village Voice called â€œone of the finest bursts of comic writing the twentieth century has produced,â€ Bennett recounts the strange life of Miss Shepherd, a London eccentric who parked her van (overstuffed with decadesâ€™ worth of old clothes, oozing batteries, and kitchen utensils still in their original packaging) in the authorâ€™s driveway for more than fifteen years. A mesmerizing portrait of an outsider with an acquisitive taste and an indomitable spirit, this biographical essay is drawn with equal parts fascination and compassion.
Country USA
Brand Random House Trade Paperbacks
Manufacturer Random House Publishing Group
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 0812969650_used
Color Burgundy/maroon
ReleaseDate 2002-11-01
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780812969658

Country	USA
Brand	Random House Trade Paperbacks
Manufacturer	Random House Publishing Group
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	0812969650_used
Color	Burgundy/maroon
ReleaseDate	2002-11-01
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780812969658

The Clothes They Stood Up In and The Lady in the Van (Today Show Book Club #5)

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