by Elizabeth Taylor · Viena · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788418908682
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An unforgettable story about a friendship that decides to ignore the prejudices of age. Mrs. Palfrey, a widow, decides to move to a hotel in London near her grandson Desmond. There she meets Ludo, a young writer, and invites him to dinner at the Claremont, where everyone assumes he is her grandson. Instead of correcting them, the grandmother and the fake grandson decide to continue the charade, without anticipating the arrival of the real grandson. Shortlisted for the Booker Prize, this is Elizabeth Taylor's masterpiece, with a wonderful sense of irony and an extraordinary ability to choose revealing details that contribute to a unique voice and an unforgettable narrative.
Elizabeth Taylor was an English novelist and short-story writer. Kingsley Amis described her as "one of the best English novelists born in this century". Antonia Fraser called her "one of the most underrated writers of the 20th century", while Hilary Mantel said she was "deft, accomplished and somewhat underrated". Her 1971 novel Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont was shortlisted for The Booker Prize.
