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Killing Time by Alan Bennett

Killing Time by Alan Bennett

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A wonderful surprise gift from Alan Bennett - a brand new story, set in a home for the elderly; a glorious, darkly comic treat. We have a choir and on special occasions a glass of dry sherry. It's less of a home and more of a club and very much a community.

Presided over by the lofty Mrs McBryde, Hill Topp House is a superior council home for the elderly. Among the unforgettable cast of staff and residents there's Mr Peckover the deluded archaeologist, Phyllis the knitter, Mr Cresswell the ex-cruise ship hairdresser, the enterprising Mrs Foss and Mr Jimson the chiropodist. Covid is the cause of fatalities and the source of darkly comic confusion, but it's also the key to liberation.

As staff are hospitalised, protocol breaks down. Miss Rathbone reveals a lifelong secret, and the surviving residents seize their moment, arthritis allowing, to scamper freely in the warmth of the summer sun. 'Violet? She'll be having a little lie-down,' said Mrs McBryde. 'She likes to give her pacemaker a rest. I'll rout her out.'

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'A late-period mini-masterpiece.' THE TIMES'

Full of wit and style.' OBSERVER

'A terrific cast of characters, and secrets and chaos aplenty.' iNEWS

'A geriatric Lord of the Flies.' SPECTATOR

  • Details

    Imprint: Faber & Faber

    Publication Date: 7th November 2024

    ISBN: 9780571394814

    Pages: 112

    Format Hardback

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