This was one of my very old trade paperbacks. There is no indication that I've read this before, but I think I had it in a different edition. I know I had seen the film, but the book really highlights the 'unreliable narrator'.
A seasoned English butler reviews his life when he learns that a woman who was part of the staff many years ago might return to work the manor house. I guess, in the end, he prefers 'duty' to 'personal satisfaction'.
From AI Mode: "The novel takes place in post-war England in 1956. Stevens, the longtime butler of the grand Darlington Hall, receives a letter from Miss Kenton, the former head housekeeper whom he hasn't seen in twenty years. Seizing the opportunity, he embarks on a six-day motoring trip across the English countryside to visit her. While physically traveling to meet Miss Kenton, the true journey of the novel happens within Stevens's memories. Through flashbacks, the narrative unspools his years of service to Lord Darlington, an aristocrat who inadvertently associated with Nazi sympathizers in the lead-up to WWII."
It was a great read and I should get more by Ishiguro.
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