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Mrs Palfrey At The Claremont: A Virago Modern Classic by Elizabeth Taylor (Paperback, 2006)
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Mrs Palfrey At The Claremont: A Virago Modern Classic (Virago Modern Classics): 83. Publisher : Virago. Author : Elizabeth Taylor. Width : 12.19 cm. Height : 2.03 cm. Length : 19.3 cm. Genre : Classic fiction (pre c 1945).
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'Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont is, for me, her masterpiece' - Robert McCrum, Guardian, 'The Best 100 Novels' 'An author of great subtlety, great compassion and great depth' - SARAH WATERS 'Jane Austen, Elizabeth Taylor, Elizabath Bowen - soul-sisters all' ANNE TYLER On a rainy Sunday in January, the recently widowed Mrs Palfrey arrives at the Claremont Hotel where she will spend her remaining days. Her fellow residents are magnificently eccentric and endlessly curious, living off crumbs of affection and snippets of gossip. Together, upper lips stiffened, they fight off their twin enemies: boredom and the Grim Reaper. Then one day Mrs Palfrey strikes up an unlikely friendship with an impoverished young writer, Ludo, who sees her as inspiration for his novel. 'Elizabeth Taylor's exquisitely drawn character study of eccentricity in old age is a sharp and witty portrait of genteel postwar English life facing the changes taking shape in the 60s . . . Much of the reader's joy lies in the exquisite subtlety in Taylor's depiction of all the relationships, the sharp brevity of her wit, and the apparently effortless way the plot unfolds' -Robert McCrum 'the 100 best novels', GuardianProduct Identifiers
PublisherLittle, Brown Book Group
ISBN-139781844083213
eBay Product ID (ePID)86701097
Product Key Features
Book TitleMrs Palfrey at the Claremont: a Virago Modern Classic
AuthorElizabeth Taylor
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
TopicLiterature, Books
Publication Year2006
Number of Pages208 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height195mm
Item Width128mm
Item Weight170g
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorElizabeth Taylor
Series TitleVirago Modern Classics
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
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- 15 May, 2022
A delightful and uncomplicated read of a different era.
Such a charming story so much based in a different era, Moves slowly but carefully and makes one slow down one space to take it in and consider the complexities and delicacies of growing old alone.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 14 Dec, 2022
Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont
Well written, funny in a subtle way and good character descriptions.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 06 May, 2024
Lovely item thanks 😊
Lovely item thanks 😊Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 22 Dec, 2024
Charming, and beautifully written....
Charming, and beautifully written.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 07 Jun, 2024
Very pleased, thank you
Very pleased, thank youVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
