{"product_id":"mrs-palfrey-at-the-claremont-paperback","title":"Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eElizabeth Taylor\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMichael Hofmann\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA blackly humorous story of loneliness, deception, and life in old age by one of the most accomplished novelists of the twentieth century.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn a rainy Sunday afternoon in January, the recently widowed Mrs. Palfrey moves to the Claremont Hotel in South Kensington. \"If it's not nice, I needn't stay,\" she promises herself, as she settles into this haven for the genteel and the decayed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Three elderly widows and one old man . . . who seemed to dislike female company and seldom got any other kind\" serve for her fellow residents, and there is the staff, too, and they are one and all lonely. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat is Mrs. Palfrey to do with herself now that she has all the time in the world? Go for a walk. Go to a museum. Go to the end of the block. Well, she does have her grandson who works at the British Museum, and he is sure to visit any day. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMrs. Palfrey prides herself on having always known \"the right thing to do,\" but in this new situation she discovers that resource is much reduced. Before she knows it, in fact, she tries something else. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eElizabeth Taylor's final and most popular novel is as unsparing as it is, ultimately, heartbreaking.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eElizabeth Taylor\u003c\/b\u003e (1912-1975) was an English short-story writer and novelist. She held a variety of positions, including librarian and governess, before marrying a businessman in 1936. Nine years later, her first novel, \u003ci\u003eAt Mrs. Lippincote's\u003c\/i\u003e, appeared. She would go on to publish eleven more novels, including \u003ci\u003eAngel\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Game of Hide and Seek\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eA View of the Harbour \u003c\/i\u003e(all available from NYRB Classics); several volumes of short stories, many of which are collected in \u003ci\u003eYou'll Enjoy It When You Get There\u003c\/i\u003e (NYRB Classics); and a children's book, \u003ci\u003eMossy Trotter\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Hofmann\u003c\/b\u003e is a German-born, British-educated poet and translator. He is the author of two books of essays and five books of poems, most recently \u003ci\u003eOne Lark, One Horse\u003c\/i\u003e. He has translated several books for NYRB Classics, including Alfred Döblin's \u003ci\u003eBerlin Alexanderplatz\u003c\/i\u003e, Jakob Wassermann's \u003ci\u003eMy Marriage\u003c\/i\u003e, and Gert Ledig's \u003ci\u003eStalin Front\u003c\/i\u003e, Kurt Tucholsky's \u003ci\u003eCastle Gripsholm\u003c\/i\u003e, and edited \u003ci\u003eThe Voyage That Never Ends\u003c\/i\u003e, an anthology of writing by Malcolm Lowry.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.58 x 8.03 x 5.16 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 21, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768068735264,"sku":"9781681375649","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a1c548c318d25a27ebcf371a5e4a6b6e.webp?v=1780323981","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/mrs-palfrey-at-the-claremont-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}