Killing Time by Alan Bennett (Faber & Faber, 2024)
Fiction
Killing Time by Alan Bennett (ISBN: 9780571394814, hardback). Set in a home for the elderly (Hill Topp House, not to be confused with its near neighbour, Low Moor – a far less desirable residence), it abounds with deliciously drawn characters. As Covid lays the staff low, the rules begin to slip and the residents make a (slow-paced) bid for freedom.