A Life Like Other People's

A Life Like Other People's

by Alan Bennett (Author)

Synopsis

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. Bennett's powerful account of his mother's descent into depression and later dementia comes hand in hand with the uncovering of a long-held tragic secret. A heartrending and at times irresistibly funny work of autobiography by one of the best-loved English writers alive today.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 256
Edition: Open Market Edition
Publisher: Faber and Faber
Published: 01 Apr 2010

ISBN 10: 0571254861
ISBN 13: 9780571254866
Book Overview: The acclaimed title piece from Bennett's bestselling collection Untold Stories.

Author Bio
Alan Bennett has been one of our leading dramatists since the success of Beyond the Fringe in the 1960s. His television series Talking Heads has become a modern-day classic, as have many of his works for stage and screen. His collection of prose, Untold Stories, won the PEN/Ackerley Prize for autobiography, 2006.