House Arrest : Pandemic Diaries

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER AND WATERSTONES BEST BOOK OF 2022 'Sparklingly sardonic ... There really is no one like Bennett' Independent 'Filled with elegiac memories and literary gossip ... a major National Treasure' Lynn Barber 4 March. HMQ pictured in the paper at an investiture wearing gloves, presumably as a precaution against Coronavirus. But not just gloves; these are almost gauntlets. I hope they're not the thin end of a precautionary wedge lest Her Majesty end up swathed in protective get-up such as is worn at the average crime scene. 20 March. With Rupert now working from home my life is much easier, as I get regular cups of tea and a lovely hot lunch. A year in and out of lockdown as experienced by Alan Bennett. The diary takes us from the filming of Talking Heads to thoughts on Boris Johnson, from his father's short-lived craze for family fishing trips, to stair lifts, junk shops of old, having a haircut, and encounters on the local park bench. A lyrical afterword describes the journey home to Yorkshire from King's Cross station via fish and chips on Quebec Street, past childhood landmarks of Leeds, through Coniston Cold, over the infant River Aire, and on.Author: Bennett, Alan,author
Contributors: Bennett, Alan,author
Binding: hardcover
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Languages: English,Published,English,Original Language,Englis
Edition: Main
Published/Release Date: 5 May 2022
Format: Hardback
Publisher/Studio/Brand: Profile Books Ltd
Author/Director/Artist: Alan Bennett
Dimension (cm): 182x118x12 mm
Package Dimension (cm): 14x183x119 mm
Item Weight (g): 140
Package Weight (g): 170