Overview
Alan Bennett's A Life Like Other People's is a poignant family memoir
offering a portrait of his parents' marriage and recalling his Leeds
childhood, Christmases with Grandma Peel, and the lives, loves and
deaths of his unforgettable aunties Kathleen and Myra. Bennett's
powerful account of his mother's descent into depression and later
dementia comes hand in hand with the uncovering of a long-held tragic
secret. A heartrending and at times irresistibly funny work of
autobiography by one of the best-loved English writers alive today.