Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont

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debdobalina, February 26, 2008 (view all comments by debdobalina)
This charming yet realistic look into the travails of growing old is an unsentimental tale brimming with true to life characters.

Mrs. Palfrey, a widow, has moved into the Claremont Hotel--a rather rundown establishment whose staff looks down its noses at the elderly residents it houses year round.

Tedium and heavy loneliness loom over the lives of these forgotten souls who must somehow find the courage day after day to deal with their lot in life.

When Mrs. Palfrey meets a handsome young man who is everything her grandson isn't, she hatches a plot to bring him to the Claremont and introduce him as her grandson. This causes a little stir of excitement and envy; certainly none of her fellow residents can now look down on her with pity, for she has proven that not all of her relations have forgotten her.

As time goes on, however, she becomes increasingly emotionally dependent on Ludo, her grandson's stand-in.

This is a poignant look at aging with its own unique brand of loneliness, written with the author's typically wry, compassionate humor.

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Product Details

ISBN:

9781844083213

Author:

Taylor, Elizabeth

Publisher:

Virago Press (UK)

Introduction by:

Bailey, Paul

Introduction:

Bailey, Paul

Author:

Bailey, Paul

Subject:

Literary

Subject:

General Fiction

Subject:

Literature-A to Z

Copyright:

2006

Edition Description:

Trade Paper

Series:

Virago Modern Classics

Series Volume:

83

Publication Date:

20060431

Binding:

TRADE PAPER

Language:

English

Pages:

224

Dimensions:

7.7 x 4.9 in 0.38 lb