Letter from Jennifer Kendal, London, England, to Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, Delhi, India, 1970 November 24 : autograph manuscript signed.

Saying she has returned to England from New York; saying Shashi (Kapoor) said that "business over the weekend bucked up a bit" and that there was "more good publicity"; describing the premiere; describing the New York Times review, which "wasn't so bad"; saying she couldn't handle the negative reviews and flew straight to Manchester where she saw Foo (her sister, Felicity Kendal)'s show; saying she does not have any complaints about Merchant Ivory Productions; doubting the quality of her performance; expressing unhappiness that many reviews criticized "what I am, not what I did"; saying it made her feel "terribly plain, and middle-aged, and dull" and made her brood over the fact that Shashi is younger than she is; saying Ismail has lost a lot of weight; describing how they had all decided to donate the proceeds to Pakistan relief but then realize they had spent it all on champagne; describing the "pure MIP [Merchant Ivory Productions]" journey from London to New York; praying that business picks up; wishing Ruth had been there.