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Book SynopsisSet in the library of a provincial newspaper where battle is joined between the forces of order and chaos, between arid organization in the person of the new library assistant, Leslie, and humane confusion in the person of Lucy, the much-loved resident librarian. Drawing on his experience as a journalist, Frayn draws his gallery of characters with the hilarious accuracy which can only come from first-hand experience. Winner of the Evening Standard''s Best Comedy Award after a long run at the Hampstead Theatre and on London''s West End in 1975. This edition features the author''s revised version of the script presented at the Hampstead Theatre in 2009.
