The Laying On of Hands

First edition in bοοk form. Small 8vo. Pp. 110, [1]. Red cloth, lettered in gilt to spine; dark blue end-papers.

Signed by Author to title page.

A sardonic novella originally published in the London Review of Books on 7 June 2001. The action takes place at the memorial service for a young masseur of exceptional talents, whose 'services' were much in demand amongst the great and the good. "Bennett's insights are hilarious and trenchant." –Christopher Buckley, The New York Times Book Review