Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont by Elizabeth Taylor

‘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. Then one day Mrs Palfrey strikes up an unlikely friendship with an impoverished young writer, Ludo, who sees her as inspiration for his novel.

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. The novel was adapted for television in 1973 and was the basis for a 2005 film, also called Mrs. previous 1 2 3 4 5 next sort by previous 1 2 3 4 5 next Note: these are all the books on Goodreads for this author.

Palfrey at the Claremont) Books by Elizabeth Taylor Elizabeth Taylor Average rating 3.93 20,366 ratings 3,077 reviews shelved 54,100 times Showing 30 distinct works. It was shortlisted for the 1971 Booker Prize. Books by Elizabeth Taylor (Author of Mrs. Published in 1971, it was her eleventh novel. ‘Jane Austen, Elizabeth Taylor, Elizabath Bowen – soul-sisters all’ ANNE TYLER Palfrey at the Claremont is a novel by Elizabeth Taylor. Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont is, for me, her masterpiece Robert McCrum, 100 Best Novels, Guardian Review Quotes Jane Austen, Elizabeth Taylor, Barbara Pym. ‘An author of great subtlety, great compassion and great depth’ – SARAH WATERS Urn:oclc:873203586 Republisher_date 20120329220415 Republisher_operator Scandate 20120327194307 Scanner .‘Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont is, for me, her masterpiece’ – Robert McCrum, Guardian, ‘The Best 100 Novels’ OL7972389W Page-progression lr Page_number_confidence 87.72 Pages 230 Ppi 514 Related-external-id urn:isbn:0701117826 Urn:lcp:mrspalfreyatclar00eliz:epub:e3f2bada-8bb8-4647-9260-3e14a129dbc5 Extramarc OhioLINK Library Catalog Foldoutcount 0 Identifier mrspalfreyatclar00eliz Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t52f8tf5g Isbn 1844083217ĩ781844083213 Ocr_converted abbyy-to-hocr 1.1.20 Ocr_module_version 0.0.17 Openlibrary OL8952730M Openlibrary_edition MRS PALFREY AT THE CLAREMONT By Elizabeth Taylor It’s possible to make a point by missing the point, to show the way by heading in a misleading direction.

Released in United States Fall November 25, 2005. Urn:lcp:mrspalfreyatclar00eliz:lcpdf:ba93f455-d975-4562-b9f8-dcbc0cd062e9 Palfrey at the Claremont' written by Elizabeth Taylor published by Chatto and Windus 1971. On a rainy Sunday in January, the recently widowed Mrs Palfrey arrives at the Claremont Hotel. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 17:22:19 Boxid IA172701 Boxid_2 CH119801 Camera Canon EOS 5D Mark II City London Date-raw ApDonorįriendsofthesanfranciscopubliclibrary Edition Reprinted External-identifier

Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont by Elizabeth Taylor