Dive into the candid and distinct voice of Alan Bennett with Enough Said, his fourth collection of diaries and prose. This essential volume captures the turbulent years spanning 2016 to 2024, offering personal reflections alongside observations on major political and social shifts.

As the acclaimed author turns ninety in 2024, Bennett contemplates old age and the role of luck, while also looking back to a cherished wartime childhood as an evacuee. This book is a poignant, funny, and contemplative record of life, both personal and political, from one of Britain's greatest living writers.

• Covers the years 2016 through 2024, documenting events including lockdown, Brexit, the reigns of Johnson, the rise of Trump, and the death of the Queen.
• Features personal anecdotes such as train journeys to Yorkshire, observations of nature (herons, newts), and laments over local changes like the closure of the last local bank.
• Documents professional milestones, including the premiere of Allelujah!, the revival of Talking Heads, and the publication of two Sunday Times bestsellers.
• Includes reflections on turning ninety and looks back to an idyllic wartime month spent as an evacuee.

• Author: Alan Bennett
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition: Main
• Print Length: 464 pages
• Publication Date: March 19, 2026
• ISBN 10: 1805228986
• ISBN 13: 978-1805228981
• Dimensions: 16.2 x 4.2 x 23.8 cm
• Weight: 700 g

This collection, hailed as an instant #1 Sunday Times Bestseller and a Times Book of the Summer, is a must-have for admirers of contemplative and witty prose from a master stylist.