PD James, who died six years ago, had a holiday home in Southwold on the east coast of the UK. (Apparently she also sheltered Salman Rushdie here during the fatwa.) We didn't rent this place knowing it had been hers, but I was aware she'd lived here - a friend knows her granddaughter and had mentioned a house in this town, though I'd long forgotten that we had the conversation, which only came back to me when we arrived here. The property is currently rented out as a holiday house.
There's a big art quilt hanging over the stairs with the names of many of her books sewn into it, and several bookshelves full of books still in the house; I have a sense that there used to be many more, but that they've been removed. Here's an Imgur album with all the books that remain, for those who, like me, love to poke around in other people's bookshelves and think about their lives!
Heading up that way this weekend and would like to take the dog somewhere fun. Would appreciate any recommendations because it seems like quite a lot of the beaches are closed to dogs.
