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224 pages • first pub 1971 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780748131006
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Virago Press (UK)
Publication date: Not specified
Description
On a rainy Sunday in January, the recently widowed Mrs Palfrey arrives at the Claremont Hotel where she will spend her remaining days. Her fellow residents are magnificently eccentric and endlessly curious, living off crumbs of affection and snipp...
Community Reviews Summary of 715 reviews
Moods
sad 74%
emotional 60%
funny 41%
lighthearted 18%
dark 8%
hopeful 7%
relaxing 5%
inspiring 3%
challenging 2%
adventurous 1%
Pace
slow 34%
fast 15%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 91% | A mix: 8%Strong character development?
Yes: 46% | No: 27% | It's complicated: 26%Loveable characters?
Yes: 70% | It's complicated: 24% | No: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 77% | Yes: 12% | It's complicated: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 43% | No: 32% | It's complicated: 23%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Abandonment, Death, GriefMinor
Alcoholism, Colonisation, Forced institutionalization224 pages • first pub 1971 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780748131006
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Virago Press (UK)
Publication date: Not specified
Description
On a rainy Sunday in January, the recently widowed Mrs Palfrey arrives at the Claremont Hotel where she will spend her remaining days. Her fellow residents are magnificently eccentric and endlessly curious, living off crumbs of affection and snipp...
Community Reviews Summary of 715 reviews
Moods
sad 74%
emotional 60%
funny 41%
lighthearted 18%
dark 8%
hopeful 7%
relaxing 5%
inspiring 3%
challenging 2%
adventurous 1%
Pace
slow 34%
fast 15%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 91% | A mix: 8%Strong character development?
Yes: 46% | No: 27% | It's complicated: 26%Loveable characters?
Yes: 70% | It's complicated: 24% | No: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 77% | Yes: 12% | It's complicated: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 43% | No: 32% | It's complicated: 23%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Abandonment, Death, GriefMinor
Alcoholism, Colonisation, Forced institutionalization