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Chargement... Ces petites choses (2004)par Deborah Moggach
I Could Live There (98) A Novel Cure (627) Chargement...
Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. Not nearly as fun nor funny, interesting nor entertaining as I'd expected. There's too much prologue-esque narrative devoted to establishing characters and the hotel itself. The plight of the seniors who live in the hotel is sadly true, not uplifting, not to me. I was expecting antics and intrigue and they were only there in pale colours. Perhaps the movie is better, but I'd pass on this one. Cuando Ravi Kapoor, un estresado médico londinense, se encuentra al borde del ataque de nervios conviviendo día y noche con su suegro, al que han expulsado del geriátrico por comportamiento poco decoroso, decide tomar una drástica decisión. ¿Y si le envía lejos, muy lejos, lo más lejos posible? Sus deseos parecen convertirse en realidad cuando su primo, el empresario hindú Sonny, le anuncia que tiene pensado abrir una casa de retiro al más puro estilo británico en Bangalore. No será ni muy cara ni muy lujosa, pero los jubilados ingleses podrán disfrutar del cálido clima de la India y de un buen zumo de mango aderezado con unas gotas de ginebra. Ravi ve el cielo abierto y Norman, su suegro, parece dispuesto a vivir intensamente en el exótico hotel Marigold.
To be honest, I’d never heard of The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (or even These Foolish Things as it was originally titled) until Judi Dench, Bill Nighy, Maggie Smith and a whole host of other famous faces made it a big screen success. Of course, with a cast like that failure isn’t really an option, but would the book live up to my high expectations after belly laughing my way through the movie? The good news is the paper version is sufficiently different to the screenplay that you don’t feel like they’re reinventing the wheel. But the basis of the story is the same; a group of seventy-somethings who up sticks and leave the UK to spend their twilight years at the ultimate retirement home – the Best Exotic Marigold Hotel in Bangalore, Southern India. This overseas retreat might not quite live up to the OAP oasis its guests expect; but as their tales unfold and begin to intertwine, they each discover a very individual affection for their new found home and the people they encounter there. Take Norman Purse, the very definition of a dirty old man. Thrown out of countless residential homes for inappropriate behaviour he is the inspiration behind the Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, set up by his long suffering son in law Ravi and Ravi’s cousin Sonny. Then there’s Evelyn Greenslade, a rather timid widow who has barely made a decision in her life – until now that is. Dotty Dorothy Miller, who was born and brought up in India, and Jean and Douglas Ainslie, a ‘happily’ married couple who thrive on adventure. Last but by no means least, Muriel Donnelly; one of the Marigold’s most unlikely residents. Her aversion to ‘darkies’ isn’t quite as deep routed as her conviction that India will lead her to Keith - the prodigal son, on the run after some dodgy dealings went wrong. Add a few more eccentric characters to the mix, a pinch of sadness, a good helping of humour and a love interest or two and hey presto –you‘ve got yourself a winner. Fait l'objet d'une adaptation dansPrix et récompenses
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