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From BBC Radio 4 - Book at Bedtime:
Eleanor Bron reads Elizabeth Taylor's poignant and witty masterpiece.
Published in 1971 Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont is both tender and sharp in its depiction of old age.
On a rainy January afternoon, the recently widowed Laura Palfrey arrives at the Claremont Hotel on the Cromwell Road. Apprehensive but doughty, she settles into her room without a view, and begins to meet the other residents.
For the long-term residents of the Claremont Hotel life revolves around ...more
Eleanor Bron reads Elizabeth Taylor's poignant and witty masterpiece.
Published in 1971 Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont is both tender and sharp in its depiction of old age.
On a rainy January afternoon, the recently widowed Laura Palfrey arrives at the Claremont Hotel on the Cromwell Road. Apprehensive but doughty, she settles into her room without a view, and begins to meet the other residents.
For the long-term residents of the Claremont Hotel life revolves around ...more
OK, I admit I thought "the Claremont" was this Claremont Hotel: http://www.claremontresort.com/, which has been a hotel since 1915.
But it's not.
No, this Claremont is a small nondescript hotel in England. There are overnight guests, and permanent residents (all elderly).
Mrs Palfrey has just moved into the Claremont. Widowed and needing more care than she was getting at home, she is satisfied to find a place she can afford that is nice enough. Nonetheless, the obviousness of "moving down" as she g ...more
But it's not.
No, this Claremont is a small nondescript hotel in England. There are overnight guests, and permanent residents (all elderly).
Mrs Palfrey has just moved into the Claremont. Widowed and needing more care than she was getting at home, she is satisfied to find a place she can afford that is nice enough. Nonetheless, the obviousness of "moving down" as she g ...more
This is my first book by this writer and it won't be my last. I loved her powers of description and her wit.
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Funny, heartbreaking, kinda grim. But true, I think.
I actually saw the movie as the library didn't have the real book.
It was a very good story and beautifully acted. ...more
It was a very good story and beautifully acted. ...more
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