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Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont by Elizabeth Taylor

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zivaz505's review against another edition

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3.0

zelo lepo je napisana ampak je dolgočasna

shauninmpls's review against another edition

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4.0

4.5 A friend sent me this little gem with no comment, so I had no idea what to expect. There's fussy fun Britishness but also a crisp, unsentimental (bit still kind) look into the lives of widows and widowers who know they've reached the last stop (or maybe the second to stop) on their way out of the world. It's honest enough to be kind of existentially disturbing at times, but it's mostly a small story of multiple private lives, very well told.

l_is_4_laurie's review against another edition

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4.0

I enjoyed this book a great deal. The prose is beautiful and the relationships touching. It is also an important reminder of the wretched loneliness which often accompanies old age. The effort required to remain relevant in the eyes of others is often more than they can manage.

bourbm9's review against another edition

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5.0

This book turned out to be nothing like what I had expected. I thought it would be a silly little trifle of a story about an older lady and the antics of older people living together in a hotel. But in reality, it was glimpse into a life that awaits all of us who grow old. Each character has their own quirks and idiosyncrasies that makes them leap off the page in your imagination. You can clearly see these people living this life and it doesn’t feel like fiction at all.

tine47's review against another edition

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5.0

I love this book. It's gentle and humorous. But it's also about ageing, and it's sad. It is definitely Elizabeth Taylor's masterpiece. If you enjoyed Hotel du Lac, you will like this.

athenenoctua11's review against another edition

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5.0

This was the first Elizabeth Taylor I read and I loved it. It's absolutely timeless, witty and insightful. Quite sad too but I'm glad there was an author that picked up these sad, important topics.