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Indlæser... Hester Lilly and Other Stories (Virago Modern Classics) (original 1954; udgave 1995)af Elizabeth Taylor, A.L. Barker (Introduktion)
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That said, despite my prejudice, Hester Lilly is an enjoyable read. In the title story, almost a novella, late middle-aged Muriel, fearing her marriage is collapsing, anticipates competition when her husband's young cousin comes to live with them. She is relieved when Hester arrives, dressed improvisationally in 'the wedding of out-grown school uniform with the adult, gloomy wardrobe of her dead mother--look(ing) jaunty, defiant and absurd. Every garment was grown out of or not grown into.' Muriel has, of course, underestimated the charms of Hester.
In one of the shortest stories, an unlikeable young man, seeking to ingratiate himself is unwittingly exposed by his mother as a fraud. In 'Spry Old Character' Taylor revisits the loneliness of the elderly.
The stories are charming, witty, and poignant. I did not feel cheated or puzzled when each ended. I felt I had learned enough of the characters and their situations to be satisfied. ( )