{"product_id":"the-lady-in-the-van-and-other-stories-9781250089724","title":"The Lady in the Van and Other Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNow a major motion picture starring Maggie Smith, Alan Bennett's famous and heartwarming story \"The Lady in the Van,\" and more of Bennett's classic short-form work\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlan Bennett has long been one of the world's most revered humorists. From his acclaimed story collection \u003ci\u003eSmut \u003c\/i\u003eto his hilarious and sharply observed \u003ci\u003eThe Uncommon Reader, \u003c\/i\u003e Bennett has consistently remained one of literature's most acute observers of Britain and life's many absurdities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this new collection, drawn from his wide-ranging career, you'll read some of Bennett's finest work, including the title story, the basis for a new feature film starring Maggie Smith. The book also includes the rollicking comic masterpiece \"The Laying on of Hands\" and the bittersweet \"Father  Father  Burning Bright,\" Bennett's classic tale of the tense relationship between a man and his dying father.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Picador USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250089724\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.80d","brand":"Alan Bennett","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36648575664284,"sku":"9781250089724","price":16.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_53f096ae-4801-46cb-a486-e1513499dc0e.jpg?v=1603870432","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-lady-in-the-van-and-other-stories-9781250089724","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}