{"product_id":"9780571394821","title":"Alan Bennett - Killing Time","description":"\u003cp\u003eWritten by Alan Bennett. Themes include Fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e*** Pre-order \u003ci\u003eEnough Said\u003c\/i\u003e, Alan Bennett's fourth collection of diaries and prose, now! Publishing March 2026 ***\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKilling Time\u003c\/i\u003e is a wonderful surprise gift from Alan Bennett - a new story, set in a home for the elderly; a glorious, darkly comic treat.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'A mini-masterpiece.' The Times\u003cbr\u003e 'Full of wit and style.' Observer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'A\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eterrific cast of characters, and secrets and chaos aplenty.' inews\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'A geriatric \u003ci\u003eLord of the Flies\u003c\/i\u003e.' Spectator\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWe have a choir and on special occasions a glass of dry sherry. It's less of a home\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eand more of a club and very much a community.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Hill Topp House is a superior council home for the elderly. Among the unforgettable residents are Mr Cresswell the ex-cruise ship hairdresser, Mr Peckover the deluded archaeologist, and the enterprising Mrs Foss. Covid is the cause of fatalities and the source of darkly comic confusion, but it's also the key to liberation. As staff are hospitalised, protocol breaks down and the surviving residents seize their moment, to scamper freely, arthritis allowing, in the warmth of the summer sun.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e'Violet? She'll be having a little lie-down,' said Mrs Mcbryde. 'She likes to give her\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003epacemaker a rest. I'll rout her out.'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKilling Time\u003c\/i\u003e was a \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller w\/e 09\/11\/2024 to w\/e 28\/12\/2024.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll books at Vastela are pre-owned. Condition varies from good to near-new. No book is sold in unacceptable condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vastela Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58031251980662,"sku":null,"price":5.9,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/7144\/1981\/files\/9780571394821.jpg?v=1780674595","url":"https:\/\/www.vastelabooks.com\/products\/9780571394821","provider":"Vastela Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}