Two Besides: A Pair of Talking Heads.

UK,slim,12mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. [Complete number line 2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1.] MINT/NMINT. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean, wrap-around, matt,pale blue background with a glossy colour illustration of a raptor in flight to front of dw/dj with author's embossed blue/grey lettered name,and embossed brownish lettered part-title and blocked sub-title; spine/backstrip with similarly coloured+ lettered,but blocked,lettered author name and part-title as the front's,and publisher's black lettered colophons to foot of same,rear panel of dw/dj with author's colour portrait photograph and his brown-lettered quote and preface's contributor and author's monolgue introductions,black-lettered credits. Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners – no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges bright crisp,clean without blemish/foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound – no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips – unread, other than my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp, clean/unblemished,sharp-cornered,original plain bright blue cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked brown lettering to spine/backstrip,a brown headband, and immaculate colour abstract design illustrated sets of endpapers.UK,slim,12mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,1-86pp [paginated] includes Preface/explanation by Nicholas Hynter,2 monologues each with author;s Introduction; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a Contents list/table and to the rear,4pp blanks. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional and particularly internally,is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation.It really is an exceptional,exemplary example for its cleanliness,brightness and lack of detracting faults. A pocket-sized edition of the two brand-new 'Talking Heads.' "Given the opportunity to revisit the characters from Talking Heads I've added a couple more, both of them ordinary women whom life takes by surprise. They just about end up on top and go on, but without quite knowing how. Still, they're in good company, and at least they've made it into print." Alan Bennett's twelve 'Talking Heads' are acknowledged masterworks by one of our most highly acclaimed writers. Some thirty years after the original six, Bennett has written 'Two Besides', a pair of monologues.Each, in its way, is a devastating portrait of grief. In 'An Ordinary Woman', a mother suffers the inevitable consequences when she makes life intolerable for herself and her family by falling for her own flesh and blood; while 'The Shrine' tells the story behind a makeshift roadside shrine, introducing us to Lorna, bearing witness in her high-vis jacket, the bereft partner of a dedicated biker with a surprising private life.The two new Talking Heads were recorded for the BBC during the exceptional circumstances of coronavirus lockdown in the spring of 2020,directed by Nicholas Hytner and performed by Sarah Lancashire and Monica Dolan.The book contains a substantial preface by Nicholas Hytner and an introduction to each, by Alan Bennett. Two brand new monologues in the Talking Heads series, published here for the first time. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **