BIB_ID
458086
Accession number
MA 23840.1595
Creator
Merchant, Ismail, sender.
Credit line
Gift of James Ivory, 2022.
Description
1 item (2 pages) ; 19 x 13.2 cm (folded); 19 x 26.4 cm (unfolded) + envelope
Notes
Written on a greeting card with an image of tulips in a vase.
Jennifer Kendal was undergoing treatment for cancer in the U.K. during this period. She died in September of 1984.
Envelope addressed to Mrs. Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, 32 Alipur Road, Delhi, 110054, India; postmarked January 23, 1984
Jennifer Kendal was undergoing treatment for cancer in the U.K. during this period. She died in September of 1984.
Envelope addressed to Mrs. Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, 32 Alipur Road, Delhi, 110054, India; postmarked January 23, 1984
Provenance
James Ivory.
Summary
Relating his impressions on seeing Jennifer-- "She looks tired and worn out. She has no energy..."; hoping she will recover soon; assuming she is "busy with [her grandson] Uday"; telling her he has "been hunting flats in London"; asking her to "tell Jhab that NFDC has finally gotten the permission for RBI to pay us"; sending love to her, Jhab, Renana, Harish, and Uday.
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