The Lady in the Van

Alan Bennett author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Profile Books Ltd

Published:29th Oct '15

Should be back in stock very soon

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The Lady in the Van cover

New edition of the classic memoir to tie in with the major new film starring Maggie Smith

Film tie in edition of Alan Bennett's classic memoirIn 1974, the homeless Miss Shepherd moved her broken down van into Alan Bennett's garden. Deeply eccentric and stubborn to her bones, Miss Shepherd was not an easy tenant. And Bennett, despite inviting her in the first place, was a reluctant landlord. And yet she lived there for fifteen years. This account of those years was first published in 1989 in the London Review of Books. The play premiered in 1999, directed by Nicholas Hytner and starring Dame Maggie Smith, who reprise their roles in this new film adaptation. Shot on location at Bennett's house, Alex Jennings plays the author, alongside household names including Frances de la Tour, Jim Broadbent and Dominic Cooper.

Praise for Alan Bennett: 'Has you laughing as well as mopping your eyes. Utter genius * Daily Mail *
Clear-eyed, touching, occasionally waspish ... ever honest * The Times *
Alan Bennett continues to surprise and delight -- John Banville * Daily Telegraph *
A perfect stocking filler for just about anyone -- Monica Ali * Guardian *

ISBN: 9781781255407

Dimensions: 178mm x 110mm x 10mm

Weight: 90g

112 pages