Flowers For Mrs Harris

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A la señora de la limpieza no la impresionaban los títulos, la riqueza, la posición ni la estirpe, pero sí la afectaba el encanto que envolvía cualquier cosa o a cualquier persona que estuviera relacionado con el teatro, la televisión o el cine.» Mucho fluff e ingenuidad, buenos sentimientos y recompensas a quien ayuda (como todo cuento de hadas), aunque el final no es el que nos guustaria, me parece el mejor en este caso. Paul Gallico nos lleva a París junto a su señora Harris, con un tono de humor finísimo, retrata perfectamente el clasismo y los tópicos de una época no tan lejana. La sonrisa con la que se lee cada línea de este libro no se pierde en ningún momento. “Flores para la señora Harris” se publicó originalmente en 1958, el París que ambienta la historia aun sufre las crisis de la posguerra y ya comienzan a olerse aires nuevos, ideas nuevas y cambios sociales que están por venir, cambios en los que una mujer que necesita limpiar varias casas todos los días para llegar a fin de mes, pueda ahorrar y, con un poquito de suerte, conseguir que Christian Dior le venda un vestido de ensueño. La señora Harris es una soñadora, una romántica que muy pocas veces pierde la esperanza y que tiene fe en el ser humano.

Richard Taylor and Rachel Wagstaff have adapted the Paul Gallico novel into a critically acclaimed musical about Ada Harris as she goes from being a cleaner in post-war London to the glitzy streets of Paris, and further. La señora Harris es muy entrañable, como también lo es su amiga y colega, la señora Butterfield, que más que una amiga parece una hermana para ella, al ser ambas viudas y trabajar en lo mismo, se apoyan, consuelan y aconsejan entre ellas, teniendo una relación de cómplices preciosa. Son los personajes más destacados del libro, aunque hay un abanico de personajes muy variopinto para hacer de la historia algo especial y muy tierno. Sí, incluso a la mema de la señorita Penrose se le perdonan sus faltas porque sin ella el sueño habría quedado incompleto.

Mrs. ‘Arris Goes to Paris (1992) a TV movie stars Angela Lansbury, Diana Rigg, and Omar Sharif. The film was produced by Lansbury's production company Corymore Productions, and directed by Lansbury's son, Anthony Shaw. That’s Mrs Ada Harris, a widowed London cleaning lady. A practical woman and a reliable worker, she left her good friend Mrs Violet Butterfield to look after her clients while she was away.

Though his name was well-known in the United States, he was an unknown in the rest of the world. In 1941, the Snow Goose changed all that, and he became, if not a best-selling author by today's standards, a writer who was always in demand. Apart from a short spell as a war correspondent between 1943 and 1946, he was a full-time freelance writer for the rest of his life. He has lived all over the place, including England, Mexico, Lichtenstein and Monaco, and he lived in Antibes for the last years of his life. But now as she stood before the stunning creations hanging in the wardrobe she found herself face to face with a new kind of beauty – an artificial one created by the hand of man, the artist, but aimed directly and cunningly at the heart of woman. In that very instant she fell victim to the artist; at that very moment there was born within her the craving to possess such a garment.” And the ending! Just when I thought that a simple, heartwarming story was winding down it took a turn into something very special, full of all kinds of emotions, and the very thing that the word “bittersweet” was created to describe. Aunque Jehová era un amigo personal y un protector, ella no dejaba de recelar un poquito de Él, igual que le habría pasado con un caballero anciano al que le daban de vez en cuando ataques y rabietas inexplicables.»Last year, Gallico’s novella was adapted as a film starring Lesley Manville. The musical is arguably more reflective – gently underscoring that the dress Mrs Harris wants is really a stand-in for hope and connection in the face of loneliness and loss. And it was that love of beauty and colour that called Mrs Harris to Paris. It all started when one of her clients left her wardrobe door open … Russell is great as Mrs Harris, effortlessly combating the ‘saintly working-class’ stereotype with flashes of frustration and the smallest, sharpest moments of heartbreaking grief. It’s also a lot of fun to watch her and Anne Wensak as neighbour Violet basically hustle her clients to raise the money for her flight to France. In this book there isn't any violence, sex, profanity, or other elements so many writers seem to think they need to tell a story. However you will find plenty of plot, a secret romance Mrs. Harris helps out, and interesting characters. Unfortunately this book can be hard to find, so I was delighted to discover it can be read for free online through openlibrary.com. Read it and enter a kinder world. :)