The Remains of the Day

Kazuo Ishiguro
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Summary

In the summer of 1956, Stevens, the ageing butler of Darlington Hall, embarks on a leisurely holiday that will take him deep into the countryside and into his past . . .A contemporary classic, The Remains of the Day is Kazuo Ishiguro's beautiful and haunting evocation of life between the wars in a Great English House, of lost causes and lost love.

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Richard’s Review

Rating: 4
Finished: Jan 27, 2026
Really interesting book. The story revolves around Stevens, a butler for an old English aristocratic family.

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