Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont (Omnibus)

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Eleanor Bron reads Elizabeth Taylor's poignant masterpiece.

The recently widowed Laura Palfrey arrives at the Claremont Hotel on the Cromwell Road. Witty masterpiece read by Eleanor Bron.

On a rainy January afternoon, the recently widowed Laura Palfrey arrives at the Claremont Hotel on London's Cromwell Road. 

Apprehensive but doughty, she settles into her room without a view, and begins to meet the other residents.

For the long-term residents of the Claremont Hotel, life revolves around waiting for dinner, the 9 o'clock serial and visitors. Mrs Palfrey assures her new friends that her grandson will soon be making an appearance...

Elizabeth Taylor's poignant and witty masterpiece - both tender and sharp in its depiction of old age.  First published in 1971.   

Read by Eleanor Bron

Omnibus of five parts abridged by Robin Brooks.  

Producer: Natalie Steed  

First broadcast in five-parts on BBC Radio 4 in August 2018

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