Here at last is the astonishing sequel to Alan Bennett's classic Writing Home updated for paperback Untold Stories contains significant previously unpublished work including a poignant memoir of his family & of growing up in Leeds together with his much celebrated diary for the years 1996-2004 & numerous other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 & 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