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1800811926

House arrest : pandemic diaries.

Author: Bennett, Alan.

Publication year: 2022

Language: English

Media class: Hardback

Classification: 822.91

Publisher: London : Profile Books, 2022.

ISBN: 9781800811928 (hbk.) : 6.99

Notes:

4 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. 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. A year in and out of lockdown as experienced by Alan Bennett. The 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.