House Arrest - Pandemic Diaries

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. Alan Bennett''s diary takes us from the filming of Talking Heads and memories of doomed childhood fishing expeditions, to thoughts on Boris Johnson, stair lifts, junk shops of old, having a haircut and encounters on the local park bench.

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The dyspeptic Pepys from Yorkshire, Alan Bennett, master of the "absurd and inexplicable" moments of ordinary life, offers up a curation of his thoughts, diaries and essays of the pandemic years that makes for a digestible stocking filler ... his thoughts and writing are as clear-eyed and vigorous as ever Times Best Biography and Memoir Books of 2022

Product details

• Authors: Alan Bennett
• Publisher: Profile Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 05.05.2022
• EAN: 9781800811928
• ISBN: 978-1-80081-192-8
• No. of pages: 64
• Dimensions: 118 mm x 182 mm x 12 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; Memoirs, Humour, Literary essays, Literary studies: plays and playwrights