Untold Stories (Hardcover) by Alan Bennett

Here, at last, is the astonishing sequel to Alan Bennett's classic Writing Home, in a beautiful hardback edition.

Untold Stories contains significant previously unpublished work, including a poignant memoir of his family & of growing up in Leeds, together with his much celebrated diary for the years 1996-2004, & numerous other exceptional essays, reviews & comic pieces. Bennett, as always, is both amusing & poignant, whether he's discussing his modest childhood or his work with figures such as Maggie Smith, Thora Hird & John Gielgud.

Since the success of Beyond the Fringe in the 1960s Alan Bennett has delighted audiences worldwide with his gentle humour & wry observations about life. His many works include Forty Years On, The Lady in the Van, Talking Heads, A Question of Attribution and The Madness of King George. The History Boys opened to great acclaim at the National in 2004, & is winner of the Evening Standard Award, the South Bank Award & the Critics' Circle Award for Best New Play.

Untold Stories is published jointly with Profile Books.