{"product_id":"9781800811928","title":"House Arrest : Pandemic Diaries","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Bennett, Alan \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eDiaries, letters \u0026amp; journals\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 5 May 2022 by Profile Books Ltd in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 64 pages, N\/A\u003cbr\u003e121 x 185 x 14 | 134g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER AND WATERSTONES BEST BOOK OF 2022'Sparklingly sardonic ... There really is no one like Bennett' Independent'Filled with elegiac memories and literary gossip ... a major National Treasure' Lynn Barber4 March. HMQ pictured in the paper at an investiture wearing gloves, presumably as a precaution against Coronavirus. But not just gloves; these are almost gauntlets. I hope they're not the thin end of a precautionary wedge lest Her Majesty end up swathed in protective get-up such as is worn at the average crime scene.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 20 March. With Rupert now working from home my life is much easier, as I get regular cups of tea and a lovely hot lunch.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA year in and out of lockdown as experienced by Alan Bennett.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe diary takes us from the filming of Talking Heads to thoughts on Boris Johnson, from his father's short-lived craze for family fishing trips, to stair lifts, junk shops of old, having a haircut, and encounters on the local park bench. A lyrical afterword describes the journey home to Yorkshire from King's Cross station via fish and chips on Quebec Street, past childhood landmarks of Leeds, through Coniston Cold, over the infant River Aire, and on.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HUNTS BOOKSHOP LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42802116100336,"sku":"9781800811928","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0514\/8635\/9739\/files\/9781800811928.jpg?v=1713552223","url":"https:\/\/huntsbookshop.pro\/products\/9781800811928","provider":"Hunt's Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}