Writing Home brings together Alan Bennett's diaries for 1980-1990, together with his thoughts on many literary figures, including John Osborne, W H Auden and Philip Larkin It also includes the true story of Mary Shepherd, a homeless tramp who took up residence in his garden and stayed for fifteen years This book is the funny and revealing account of a writer, from his address at Russell Harty's memorial service to his recollections of growing up in Leeds