The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro

A contemporary classic, The Remains of the Day is Kazuo Ishiguro's beautiful and haunting evocation of life between the wars in a Great English House. In the summer of 1956, Stevens, the ageing butler of Darlington Hall, embarks on a leisurely holiday that will take him deep into the countryside and into his past. 

Paperback, 9780571258246, 272 pages
Publication: 1 Apr 2010, Faber & Faber