Father! Father! Burning Bright

Fiction & Literature
Cover of the book Father! Father! Burning Bright by Alan Bennett, Profile
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Alan Bennett ISBN: 9781782831518
Publisher: Profile Publication: May 9, 2014
Imprint: Profile Books Language: English
Author: Alan Bennett
ISBN: 9781782831518
Publisher: Profile
Publication: May 9, 2014
Imprint: Profile Books
Language: English

Alan Bennett's second story. This time, set in the 1970s, in classic Bennett country, Yorkshire. 'On the many occasions Midgley had killed his father, death had always come easily. He died promptly, painlessly and without a struggle. Looking back, Midgley could see that even in these imagined deaths he had failed his father. It was not like him to die like that. Nor did he.' Midgley is determined to deny his father a last occasion to be disappointed in him. He will do the right thing and sit by his father's bed-side in Intensive Care until he dies. But, even when he is unconscious, his father manages to make Midgley's life a misery. This is another classic story by Alan Bennett, with brilliant portraits of social hypocrisy and stifling family relationships.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Alan Bennett's second story. This time, set in the 1970s, in classic Bennett country, Yorkshire. 'On the many occasions Midgley had killed his father, death had always come easily. He died promptly, painlessly and without a struggle. Looking back, Midgley could see that even in these imagined deaths he had failed his father. It was not like him to die like that. Nor did he.' Midgley is determined to deny his father a last occasion to be disappointed in him. He will do the right thing and sit by his father's bed-side in Intensive Care until he dies. But, even when he is unconscious, his father manages to make Midgley's life a misery. This is another classic story by Alan Bennett, with brilliant portraits of social hypocrisy and stifling family relationships.

More books from Profile

Cover of the book Missing by Alan Bennett
Cover of the book How to Succeed with Specific Learning Difficulties at College and University by Alan Bennett
Cover of the book The Heart of Care: Dignity in Action by Alan Bennett
Cover of the book Shakespeare: Ideas in Profile by Alan Bennett
Cover of the book Nagasaki by Alan Bennett
Cover of the book The Perfumier and the Stinkhorn by Alan Bennett
Cover of the book Change the Story of Your Health by Alan Bennett
Cover of the book Jassim the Leader by Alan Bennett
Cover of the book The Aquatic Ape Hypothesis by Alan Bennett
Cover of the book The End Of The Question Mark? by Alan Bennett
Cover of the book Pompeii's Secrets by Alan Bennett
Cover of the book Talking with Horses by Alan Bennett
Cover of the book Africa's Future: Darkness to Destiny by Alan Bennett
Cover of the book Enterprise Rules by Alan Bennett
Cover of the book Mouths of Babes by Alan Bennett
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy