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Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont is a novel by Elizabeth Taylor. Published in 1971, it was her eleventh novel. It was shortlisted for the 1971 Booker Prize. The novel was adapted for television in 1973 and was the basis for a 2005 film, also called Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont.
- Elizabeth Taylor
- 1971
Jan 1, 2001 · This book is about Mrs Palfrey, who moved to the Claremont Hotel as a permanent resident after she is widowed. There are other older residents who live there, whom she meets and develops a sort of friendship with. She is feeling old, isolated and lonely.
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Oct 14, 2011 · Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont. "On a rainy Sunday afternoon in January, Mrs. Palfrey, recently widowed, arrives at the Claremont Hotel where she will spend her remaining days.
Dec 21, 2021 · A blackly humorous story of loneliness, deception, and life in old age by one of the most accomplished novelists of the twentieth century. On a rainy Sunday afternoon in January, the recently widowed Mrs. Palfrey moves to the Claremont Hotel in South Kensington.
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- Elizabeth Taylor
- Elizabeth Taylor
Jul 1, 1971 · by Elizabeth Taylor (Author) 4.2 4,280 ratings. See all formats and editions. Mrs Palfrey arrives at the Claremont Hotel, where she will spend the rest of her days. Her fellow residents live off crumbs of affection and fascination with the hotel meals. They fight off their boredom and death.
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- Elizabeth Taylor
Dec 21, 2021 · Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont. A blackly humorous story of loneliness, deception, and life in old age by one of the most accomplished novelists of the twentieth century. On a rainy Sunday...
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Details. A blackly humorous story of loneliness, deception, and life in old age by one of the most accomplished novelists of the twentieth century. On a rainy Sunday afternoon in January, the recently widowed Mrs. Palfrey moves to the Claremont Hotel in South Kensington.
