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The Laying on of Hands
The Laying on of Hands | Alan Bennett
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Clive Dunlop was a masseur of exceptional talents. His 'services' were much in demand amongst the great and the good and after his untimely death at the age of 34 they - the film stars and politicians, the writers and publishers, the TV pundits and celebrity chefs - are gathered for his memorial service. The conduct of the service is a great worry for the priest taking the service but it proves to be a test for the congregation. This is Alan Bennett at his absolute best with an exceptional satire. It is a perfect work of fiction but it will give readers the extra frisson of pleasure of identifying many of the characters, including even the masseur. This is a small masterpiece.
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Sarah83
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Definitiv ein Bennett, den es sich noch einmal zu lesen lohnt. Ein Mann stirbt und alle kommen zu seiner Beerdigung. Während der Beerdigung schlägt die Trauer in wahre Freude um und man fragt sich, wer einem mehr leid tun muss, der Tote oder die Gäste. 😆😍

Definitely one of Bennett's book that supposed to become a reread. A man dies and all the people visit his funeral. During the funeral the sadness turns into happiness and you are 👇

Sarah83 Thinking about, for whom you feel more pity, the dead one or the alive ones. #tbrbingo 7y
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Sarah83
The Laying on of Hands | Alan Bennett
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Weiter geht es mit dem nächsten Bennett. Mal sehen, wie dieser mir gefällt. Ich werde dir berichten @Maike

So there's the next Bennett in line. I'm excited, if I like this one. I will tell you, how I like it.

#tbrbingo

Maike Ich bin gespannt 😁 7y
Sarah83 @Maike die ersten 20 Seiten waren schon sehr gut gestern. 😆 7y
rubyslippersreads ❤️❤️❤️ that cover! 7y
Sarah83 @rubyslippersreads yes. I really love it. 😍 7y
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"He decided that where the dead were involved there was always an element of condescension: the deceased had been put in his or her place, namely the grave, and however lavish the tributes with which this was accompanied there was no altering the fact that the situation of the living was superior and to men, in particular, that seemed to appeal" ? #painfullyobservant #makesyouthink