Mrs Palfrey arrives at the Claremont Hotel on a rainy January afternoon, a recently widowed woman seeking quiet companionship in her final years. Among the hotel’s eccentric long-term residents, she finds gossip, genteel loneliness, and a shared determination to keep old age at bay.
Then she meets Ludo, a struggling young writer who offers something unexpected—friendship. As their bond deepens, he finds inspiration in her world, weaving her life into the pages of his novel. But what begins as an unlikely connection soon raises questions about truth, dignity, and the quiet resilience of those society too often forgets.
A sharp, witty, and deeply compassionate novel, Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont is a masterpiece of character and observation, perfect for fans of Elizabeth Bowen and Jane Austen.
