The Remains of the Day David Nicholls As their trail takes him

As their trail takes him to the lawless wilds of Russia and the North Caucasus

and are forced to confront the possibility that what began as a callous prank might well have taken on a malevolent life of its own

lawless fun' Kiran Millwood Hargrave

He endures each bleak day with his joyless wife named Joy

these matters seem far away

The Remains of the Day David Nicholls As their trail takes himIn the summer of 1956, Stevens, a long serving butler at Darlington Hall, decides to take a motoring trip through the West Country. The six day excursion becomes a journey into the past of Stevens and England, a past that takes in fascism, two world wars, and an unrealised love between the butler and his housekeeper.