![]() ![]() ![]() Some of it applies more to the 1970s, what with people really living in hotels (I don´t think that´s really done anymore, except maybe for rich people in movies), but most of it is universal. Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont gives us a glimpse into old age. Then one day Mrs Palfrey strikes up an unexpected friendship with Ludo, a handsome young writer, and learns that even the old can fall in love… () Together, upper lips stiffened, they fight off their twin enemies: boredom and the Grim Reaper. ![]() Her fellow residents are magnificently eccentric and endlessly curious, living off crumbs of affection and snippets of gossip. On a rainy Sunday in January, the recently widowed Mrs Palfrey arrives at the Claremont Hotel where she will spend her remaining days. If you see a copy of this book that has the movie cover, don´t let it scare you off, it´s a wonderful book and I think the cover above does it much more justice. First things first: This is not THE Elizabeth Taylor (except maybe to hardcore lit fans!? □ ), but a very talented and well-known author, and even lauded as the Jane Austen of the 20th century. ![]()
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