Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont

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Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont by Elizabeth Taylor: 2. 'But we aren't allowed to die here'

2. 'But we aren't allowed to die here'

Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont by Elizabeth Taylor

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Mrs Palfrey meets Ludo and falls into a lie.

Mrs Palfrey falls in the street and meets Ludo, an impoverished writer. They pretend he is her grandson. Read by Eleanor Bron.

Mrs Palfrey's grandson Desmond still doesn't visit. 

Laura falls in the street and is rescued by Ludo, a young and impoverished writer. She invites him to dine with her at the Claremont Hotel and somehow lets it be understood by the other residents that he is her grandson Desmond. Ludo willingly plays along. 

Elizabeth Taylor's poignant and witty masterpiece. 

Read by Eleanor Bron.

Abridged by Robin Brooks.

Producer: Natalie Steed

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2018.

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