The narrow winding staircase with the smooth mahogany handrail. The cornishware mug. A beautiful marble fire-surround heading for the skip in the background. Neighbours complaining openly about those they judge to be the crassly well-to-do moving into the street. Alan Bennett wheeling past on his bike. Apart from the fire-surround, which would now be heading … Continue reading REVIEW: THE LADY IN THE VAN