The Remains of the Day - Kazuo Ishiguro
The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro The story is told from the perspective of Butler Mr Stevens of Darlington Hall. It starts when Mr. Steven's new employer during his planned visit to America for few weeks, proposes to take few days off and visit the beautiful countryside in his Ford, while he is away in America for few weeks. Mr. Stevens ponders over the offer and eventially accepts as this presents him the oppertunity to meet his old housekeeper and offer her pervious role. Ms. Kenton since married have been living with her husband, but recently they have been writing to each other. It was from these letters that Mr. Stevens deduced that her married life is not going that well and she might have hinted to rejoin. The story is a memoir of Mr. Stevens journey of few days from Darlington hall to meet Ms Kenton, during which he remembers the old memories, his relationsips with Ms Kenton and Mr Darlington and various incidents. At that time in greate houses there were But