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The Lady in the Van

By Alan Bennett
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The Lady in the Van by Alan Bennett is a fascinating true story about a homeless woman named Miss Shepherd, who lived in a van parked in Bennett's driveway in London for fifteen years. This blend of memoir and biography offers a humorous yet poignant exploration of their unusual relationship and the life choices that brought Miss Shepherd to this situation. Bennett's keen observations and wit shine through as he portrays the complexities of human kindness and eccentricity.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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You might enjoy this book if you appreciate witty and compassionate narratives about unconventional relationships. It offers a humorous yet poignant glimpse into the unlikely friendship between the author and the eccentric lady living in a van outside his home. It's a biography that blends elements of memoir with a touch of human eccentricity and heartwarming empathy.

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The Lady in the Van

The story of an eccentric - or perhaps two.

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The Lady in the Van by Alan Bennett is his most famous work of non-fiction. It tells the story of Miss Shepherd, who in the 1970s lived in a Robin Reliant car opposite Bennett's house in Camden.

After a series of attacks on her van, Bennett suggested she move to his driveway. Thus began an extraordinary 15-year friendship between a writer and a homeless old lady.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781861971227

Publisher: Profile Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 18 March 1999

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Profile Books Ltd

Edition: Main

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 8.0mm

Width: 94.0mm

Height: 148.0mm

Weight: 76g

Pages: 96

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Alan Bennett Biography & Memoir Non-Fiction

About the Author

Alan Bennett's many stage and television plays and his prose collection, Writing Home, have made him one of Britain's best-loved authors. He has a huge international reputation for his plays and films which include: Habeus Corpus, Kafka's Dick, Private Function, The Madness of George III and many others a often multi-prize winning. But it is his fiction (The Clothes They Stood Up In

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