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The Remains of the Day
He was so professional he missed his dad dying and the love of his life. 'At that moment, my heart was breaking.' 🫖
Who it's for
Stevens, an ageing English butler, narrates a road trip while defending his decades of service to Lord Darlington and describing his relationship with the housekeeper Miss Kenton as purely professional.
Feelings it meets
What it is
The Remains of the Day is a 1989 novel by Kazuo Ishiguro. In 1956, Stevens, a long-serving English butler, takes a motoring trip to the West Country to visit Mrs Benn, formerly Miss Kenton, the housekeeper he once worked alongside.
Where to find it
In print; widely available from libraries (Libby/Hoopla) and as an audiobook. Still in copyright, so not on Project Gutenberg.
Before you start
Heads up: A parent's death and antisemitism.
Age: Ages 14+
My sad thoughts tease me asking me their own names.Rabindranath Tagore, Stray Birds, no. 216
