About this Book

New edition of the classic memoir to tie in with the major new film starring Maggie SmithIn 1974, the homeless Miss Shepherd moved her broken down van into AlanBennett's garden. Deeply eccentric and stubborn to her bones, Miss Shepherdwas not an easy tenant. And Bennett, despite inviting her in the first place, wasa reluctant landlord. And yet she lived there for fifteen years.This account of those years was first published in 1989 in the London Reviewof Books. The play premiered in 1999, directed by Nicholas Hytner and starring Dame Maggie Smith, who reprise their roles in this new film adaptation.Shot on location at Bennett's house, Alex Jennings plays the author, alongsidehousehold names including Frances de la Tour, Jim Broadbent and DominicCooper.