She lived in Penn, Buckinghamshire, for almost all her married life.
In 1936, she married John William Kendall Taylor, a businessman. She was educated at The Abbey School, Reading, and worked as a governess, as a tutor and as a librarian. Elizabeth Coles was born in Reading, Berkshire in 1912. A reread for sure.Elizabeth Taylor (née Coles) was a popular English novelist and short story writer. This book is an homage to getting older, but only if the reader truly opens their eyes and receives the message that the author is trying to deliver. Every day for an infant means some new little thing learned every day for the old means some little thing lost. Older people just want some company and not to feel abandoned. Touched my heart to see her so enthused by us being there. She was so proud and happy to introduce us to other residents. My daughter and I went to lunch at her lodge and had the prix fixed menu (just like at the Claremont ). I remember visiting my best friend’s mother in law when she was away. She realizes how happy she had been with her husband, but had taken it for granted. I hated that Mrs Palfrey felt lonely and all alone. “The disaster of being old was in not feeling safe to venture anywhere, of seeing freedom put out of reach.”Īs I read, I either wanted to laugh or cry. “Īfter a fall, she meets a young writer, Ludo, when he comes to her rescue. “She would stay at the Claremont for as long as she could, and from there, at last, be taken to hospital and hope to die as soon as possible, with no trouble but to those who were paid to deal with her. There are other older residents who live there, whom she meets and develops a sort of friendship with. This book is about Mrs Palfrey, who moved to the Claremont Hotel as a permanent resident after she is widowed. What a book to close out 2021! A perfect gem! No words can do it justice, so I encourage everyone to just read it!
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