![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont is Taylor's most-read book, and the only one of her novels to be nominated for the Booker Prize. She wrote a total of thirteen novels and four volumes of short stories, before her death in England in 1975 Her short stories appeared in The New Yorker, Harper's Bazaar, Harper's and The Saturday Evening Post. Palfrey at the Claremont The Atlantic Monthly said 'Deception weaves the usual tangled web, tragicomic and described by Miss Taylor with a wit as light and dry as autumn grass and a perception as sharp as a needle.'Įlizabeth Taylor was one of the most acclaimed British novelists of this century. Palfrey encounters the handsome young writers, Ludo, and we learn that even the old can fall in love. Together, upper lips stiffened, teeth gritted, they fight off their twin enemies: boredom and teh Grim Reaper. Osmond with his risque stories and endless stream of letters to the press. Burton with her mauve-rinsed hair, her costume jewelry, and her drinking Mrs. Her fellow residents are a magnificently eccentric group who live off crumbs of affection, obsessive interest in the relentless round of hotel meals, and undying curiosity. Palfrey, recently widowed, arrives at the Claremont Hotel in the Cromwell Road. During November we will read and discuss Elizabeth Taylor’s eleventh novel, Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont. ![]()
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