The Lady in the Van

Customer Reviews

entertaing read - By: P. LOWE, 09 Aug 2007
Very amusing little book coupled with Bennett's talent for pathos & humour. The story is so well expressed you can almost smell the stench of the tramp occupied van. Excellent read. Recommended.

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Both funny and sad - By: dilbert for ever, 16 Aug 2005
The story of how Mr Shepherd ended up in Alan Bennett's drive, & how she lived her life their until her eventual death, is both funny, & also in parts sad. Although very short, this book is well worth it, & highly recommended.

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Miss Shepard Desert Fox - By: Laura Daly, 02 Aug 2001
For fifteen years this arch Tory lived in a van in Bennets driveway. We must laugh at the rubbing on of Bells whiskey, the fright Bennett got when he thought she was going to camp on his Yorkshire doorstep. We must wonder what went on in Miss Shepard's mind as she talked of "this land" & "her pencils". During this time Bennett realises that Miss Shepard is not to different from the rest of us as she too has alll the usless items for living that we never use. We must pause as she nears the end of her life. And at the end you feel he quite liked her & she him. I know I did. She may be in an unmarked Islington grave but she is remembered.

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