The Lady in the Van- - Couverture souple

Bennett, Alan

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1861971222 ISBN 13 : 9781861971227

Editeur : Profile Books Ltd, 1999

Synopsis

Alan Bennett is the author of "Writing Home", "The Madness of George III", "Talking Heads", "The Clothes They Stood Up In" and much else besides. Miss Shepherd lived in a Robin Reliant opposite Bennett's house in Camden Town. After a series of attacks on her van, he suggested she move, with her van, to his front drive. Initially reluctant, she agreed - and Bennett landed himself a tenancy that went on for fifteen years. "The Lady in the Van" is probably Alan Bennett's best-known work of non-fiction, and follows his other little blockbuster "The Clothes They Stood Up In".

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

An eccentric old lady moves into a quiet street in Camden Town. There she remains, installed in her van in glorious self-sufficiency, until the council instructs her to move on. A kind homeowner invites her to move her van into his garden. A bizarre tale in itself, but when the homeowner is writer Alan Bennett and the lady stays for 15 years, it's a tale that provides the raw material for a book and a stage play. This is the fascinating story of Miss Shepherd, the genteel vagrant who found a unique place in Alan Bennett's life and writing. Adapted from his stage play and directed by Gordon House, this radio version stars Maggie Smith, Alan Bennett and Adrian Scarborough.

2 CDs. 1 hr 32 mins.

Revue de presse :

"Truly brilliant and totally unmissable" (Radio Times)

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Profile Books Ltd
• Date d'édition: 1999
• ISBN 10: 1861971222
• ISBN 13: 9781861971227
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 96