Like everything Bennett does, these stories are playful, witty and painfully observant of ordinary people's foibles. They all have brilliant twists, are immensely entertaining and highly moral. And all are modern classics.
The Laying on of Hands The painfully observant account of a memorial service for a masseur to the famous. The Clothes They Stood Up In The comic tale of an elderly couple's trials after their flat is stripped completely bare. Father!
Father! Burning Bright The savage satire on the family of a dying man who rules over them from his hospital bed. The Lady in the Van The true story of the eccentric old woman who is invited to live in a homeowner's front garden.
She stays there, in her van, for fifteen years. The home is Alan Bennett's. It became a West End hit, starring Maggie Smith.
| ISBN: | 9781781253793 |
| Publication date: | 17th April 2014 |
| Author: | Alan Bennett |
| Publisher: | Profile Books an imprint of Profile |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 288 pages |
| Genres: |
Shorter Reads |
Like everything Bennett does, these stories are playful, witty and painfully observant of ordinary people's foibles. They all have brilliant twists, are immensely entertaining and highly moral.
Four Stories features in the following genres: Shorter Reads
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Four Stories was written by Alan Bennett and published by Profile Books an imprint of Profile
Four Stories has 288 pages