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A Life Like Other People's Book

A memoir that offers a portrait of the author's parents' marriage and recalling his Leeds childhood, Christmases with Grandma Peel, and the lives, loves and deaths of his unforgettable aunties Kathleen and Myra.Read More

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  • TheBookPeople

    Recalling the at times tragic events of his childhood, Alan Bennetts A Life Like Other Peoples is a down to-earth and touching memoir. As those who have experienced any of much-loved dramatist Bennetts previous work will expect, this autobiography is beautifully written and full of powerful and witty observations. Detailing his mothers heart-rending descent into depression and dementia as well as the lives, loves and deaths of his fascinating aunties Kathleen and Myra, this eye-opening autobiography also features lashings of the great writers humour and wit.

  • Foyles

    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.

  • BookDepository

    A Life Like Other People's : Paperback : Faber & Faber : 9780571248131 : 0571248136 : 24 Mar 2011 : 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.

  • 0571248136
  • 9780571248131
  • Alan Bennett
  • 29 April 2010
  • Faber and Faber
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 256
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