597 pages
English language
Published Jan. 1, 1995 by Chivers.
597 pages
English language
Published Jan. 1, 1995 by Chivers.
"Writing Home brings together the Diaries for 1980-1990 for the first time, together with his thoughts on many literary figures, including John Osborne, W.H. Auden and Philip Larkin. At the heart of Writing Home is Bennett's story 'The Lady in the van, ' the true account of Miss Mary Shepherd, a homeless tramp who took up residence in his garden and stayed for fifteen years."--Jacket flap.