A review by loubraryoftheforest
Untold Stories by Alan Bennett

4.0

I’ve only read part 1 but it won’t let me pick the right one. At times difficult to hear as it mirrored so much of my own experiences with dementia and mental illness, but this is a raw honest account of a sons relationship with his parents and family, especially through his mothers mental health episodes and eventual decline. It really spoke to me and at times took me right back to where I’ve been in the same situation with both my parents, and those times you now look back on with guilt and regret that you put your own needs first. Honest, raw, and delivered in the way only Alan Bennett can, touches of humour, but always tinged with sadness.