La señora Palfrey, que se acaba de quedar viuda, decide dejar su casa en el campo e instalarse en el Claremont, un sobrio y respetable hotel de Londres que tiene como huéspedes fijos a un variopinto grupo de jubilados. ¿Y a qué...
Elizabeth Taylor pertenece a la hornada de autoras británicas nacidas a principios del siglo xx que se ocupan principalmente de retratar la vida doméstica de las mujeres de la clase media y alta, más inclinadas a la contención...
Poc després de quedar-se vídua, la senyora Palfrey, com era habitual entre els anglesos d'una certa edat, decideix anar a viure en un hotel com a hoste resident. I tria el Claremont, una mica tronat però a l'abast de la seva...
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Elizabeth Taylor's reflections on South African fiction are rooted in the political and social realities which dictated, until the democratic era, the preoccupations of most writing produced in the country: the politics of oppression and dispossession,...
'It's always a treat to read Elizabeth Taylor. Mossy Trotter is a real gem. A delightfully mischievous boy living in those long-ago halcyon days when children played out all day, roaming commons, scavenging on rubbish tips and stamping in newly-laid...
Elizabeth Taylor is finally beginning to gain the recognition due to her as one of the best English writers of the postwar period, prized and praised by Sarah Waters and Hilary Mantel, among others. Inheriting Ivy Compton-Burnett's uncanny sensitivity...
We all have a desire to live a peaceful and meaningful life. We struggle through trials and tribulations. Sometimes the struggle of life's adversities makes it difficult to find that inner peace we desire. You may be struggling with the lost of a loved...
Elizabeth Taylor, highly acclaimed author of classic novels such as Angel , A Game of Hide and Seek and Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont , is also renowned for her powerful, acutely observed stories. Here for the first time, the stories - including some only...
Vinny Tumulty is a quiet, sensible man. When he goes to stay at a seaside town, his task is to comfort a bereaved friend. Vinny is prepared for a solemn few days of tears and consolation. But on the evening of his arrival, he looks out of the window at...
A darkly witty classic about literary worth, ambition, and romantic idealism set in turn-of-the-century England, with an introduction from Hilary Mantel ( Wolf Hall )
This true story is based on the testament and experience of a family who, having been caught up in the outbreak of the Second World War in Poland, were deported by the Soviets to the frozen wastelands of Russiaâs Siberian Gulag labour...
On a rainy Sunday in January, the widowed Mrs Palfrey arrives at the Claremont Hotel where she will spend her remaining days. Her fellow residents are eccentric and curious. They fight off their twin enemies: boredom and the Grim Reaper. Then one day Mrs...
Return to Innocence - On Earth As It Is In Heaven is a scripturally based guide to inspire and motivate readers to live their lives for God. By using the word of God, Mitchell Gautreau Jr. shows how believing in God and living His teachings can help every...