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Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont
By Elizabeth Taylor - December 2010

All but abandoned by her family in a London retirement hotel, an elderly woman strikes up a curious friendship with a young writer…

 


  

Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont1.  Overall, how did you experience the book while reading it? Were you immediately drawn into the story—or did it take a while? Did the book intrigue, amuse, disturb, alienate, or irritate, you?

2.  Do you find the characters convincing? Are they believable?

3.  Which characters do you admire or dislike?

4.  What motivates a given character’s actions? Do you think those action are justified or ethical?

5.  Who in this book would you like to meet? What would you ask – or say?

6.   If you could insert yourself as a character in the book what role would you play?