Tuesday
24 March Cathy and I take the 9:57 train into London
and check in at our hotel, the Claverly, in Kensington. We eat lunch at a French cafe on Beauchamp
Place, then attend the book fair, courtesy of Camilla, who gave us badges as
representatives of her Bright Books.
Afterwards, we visit the V&A for a quick tour, then go to
Harrods. A cloudy, blustery day with
showers. At eight o'clock we attend the
black tie The Sunday Times Literary Banquet at Grosvenor House, having
purchased the tickets some weeks before.
Our seats are pretty good and we have good conversation at the
table. William Trevor is presented the
writer of the year award, and I am quite moved by his verbal portrait of rural
Irish life.
Wednesday
25 March I run in the early morning,
then go to Leceister Square to get a tax decal from the Swiss tourist
office. We return home on an early train
and in the evening Cathy attends (with the camcorder) the first night of
Robert's play, "The Wizard of Oz."
Robert, in crutches from his sprain, has to sit out the show.
Thursday
26 March We attend second night of
Robert's play. It's terrific, quite
imaginative! This time Robert gets to be in the show with his crutches
covered up to blend into the scenery.
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