The Laying on of Hands: Stories

Alan Bennett's extraordinary ear for dialogue and sharpness of perception have made him a master storyteller. In "Father Father Burning Bright" he writes with tragicomic insight about a son's vigil at his father's deathbed where their lifelong battle continues to the end. "The Laying on of Hands," a brilliantly funny satire, describes a society memorial service for a rather special masseur who died tragically young; and in "Miss Fozzard Finds her Feet," a lonely, unmarried department store clerk discovers there's more to life than looking after her brother through her only indulgence, her podiatrist.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL
Published: 05/01/2003
ISBN: 9780312422257
Pages: 208
Weight: 0.47lbs
Size: 8.04h x 5.04w x 0.47d

Review Citations: New York Times 06/01/2003 pg. 36