Queensway Summary

Pat has been three months in London after leaving Leicester when Aunt Delia goes to a nursing home with dementia. Pat needs to move into an affordable flat but is too concerned about undergoing interviews with prospective roommates to answer advertisements. When a tough friend, Terry, tells her to ask details about money, housework, and privacy, Pat gives it a try. She gets a bad impression from the first call but goes to see the place, primarily as practice for future interviews.

Pat is overwhelmed by the magnificence of the flat. Joy and Marigold play down the business aspects and Pat forgets her list of questions. She is wary of moving in immediately and dazed, but agrees to the somewhat dear rent and budget for food, flowers, and wine. She has few possessions to fill her enormous, barren bed-sitting room, but sends for...