Funny, touching and real, this collection is full of fine observations of life as it is lived. It contains a full introduction from the author, with anecdotes and recollections of filming at the time and looking back now. This text includes: "One Fine Day"; "All Day on the Sands"; "Our Winnie"; "Rolling Home"; "Marks"; "Say Something Happened"; and "Intensive Care".
Alan Bennett is a renowned playwright and essayist, a succession of whose plays have been staged at the Royal National Theatre and whose screenplay for The Madness of King George was nominated for an Academy Award. He made his first stage appearance with Beyond the Fringe and his latest play was The Lady in the Van with Maggie Smith. Episodes from his award-winning Talking Heads series have been shown on PBS. His first novel, The Clothes They Stood Up In, was published in 2000. He lives in London.
