Paying Guests: Erewash Press Edition

'Paying Guests' is a hilarious and poignant social comedy from the author of David Blaize and the Mapp and Lucia novels. E.F. Benson's sarcastic wit and depth of perception are on display in a story about a private hotel in a holiday resort. An eccentric cast of characters pursue their personal obsesions, bickering, scheming and domineering. But by the end, two of them have seen the possibilty of a new life and a kind of love they hadn't admitted they wanted.A new edition by the Erewash Press, this book has been personally edited, and includes a new introduction, setting the work in the context of Benson's other novels and the social world of the time.