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The Clothes They Stood Up in: And, the Lady in the Van

by Alan Bennett

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ISBN13: 9780812966435
ISBN10: 0812966430
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“[The Clothes They Stood Up In is an] absolutely delicious, near perfect little book. You will read it in a couple of hours at most, but you will think about it for a long, long time.”

Jonathan Yardley, The Washington Post Book World

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“One of the top ten books of 2001.”

Jonathan Yardley, The Washington Post Book World

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“Full of jolly, broad, and very English humour...a charm-filled holiday read.”

Alain de Botton

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“Sharp...a happy evening’s read and a tantalizing mental challenge to those of us who, like the Ransomes, find [our] lives encumbered and [our] senses blunted by too much stuff.”

Brooke Allen, The New York Times Book Review

About the Author

Alan Bennett is the author of the number-one British bestseller Writing Home. He is a renowned playwright and essayist, whose screenplay for The Madness of King George was nominated for an Academy Award.

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Product Details

ISBN:
9780812966435
Author:
Bennett, Alan
Publisher:
Random House
Location:
New York
Subject:
General
Subject:
London
Subject:
Married people
Subject:
Middle aged persons
Subject:
Eccentrics and eccentricities
Subject:
Domestic fiction
Subject:
Homeless women
Subject:
Burglary
Edition Description:
Random House trade pbk. ed.
Series Volume:
107-47
Publication Date:
2002
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Pages:
xiii, 224 p.
Dimensions:
8.06x5.14x.49 in. .39 lbs.

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