Most people think immediately of the "Talking Heads" monologues when Alan Bennett's name is mentioned, but to tell the truth, when I picked this book up, I never even looked at who the author was. Perhaps I should look, but I will admit to reading blurb on books without looking who has written it. That way I have found "gems" in the past.
This is a slim volume, with a irreverent "what if" as a plot line, and a brilliant end.
To read a brilliant review ;
http://www.greatbooksguide.com/uncommonreader.html
For more about Alan Bennett;
http://www.contemporarywriters.com/authors/?p=authC2D9C28A1d7801BDEDPnG34A0E32
There is one point I would say about this one, borrow it from the library, as at £6.99 for a mere 121 pages, it is a dear little book, in more ways than one.
Labels: Alan Bennett, General fiction