![]() ![]() This less than glowing advert for London or the future of Mrs Laura Palfrey sets the scene. The discovery, that he did not know, had disconcerted Mrs Palfrey, for she did not know it either, and began to wonder what she was coming to” Rain had closed in over London, and her taxi sloshed along the almost deserted Cromwell Road, past one cavernous porch after another, the driver going slowly and poking his head out into the wet, for the hotel was not known to him. ![]() “Mrs Palfrey came to the Claremont Hotel on a Sunday afternoon in January. The novel opens on a wet January Sunday afternoon. Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont is the 12th of the 14 novels written by Elizabeth Taylor and was nominated for the Booker Prize in 1971. I remain hopeful it is also because she is being given the recognition she deserves as a subtle and observant writer. Her books are often on display in book shops, perhaps in part due to the attractive editions published by Virago Modern Classics. ![]() The latest in my review of London books is Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont by Elizabeth Taylor.Įlizabeth Taylor the author, not to be confused with Elizabeth Taylor the actress seems to be having a little bit of a resurgence in recent years. ![]()
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