The movie was *excellent*. I have high hopes for the book.

"These Foolish Things" is the original title. Very different from the movie but I enjoyed both.

Senior citizens in England relocate to the Best Exotic Marigold Hotel in Bangalore, India after seeing advertisements describing it as a little bit of England from the past. What they find is a rather shabby hotel with a questionable staff in a challenging country with different, confusing customs. Charming, amusing and poignant, the novel has engaging well-developed characters with a story that surprises as it develops. I am looking forward to viewing the film to see how it compares with the story.

I thoroughly enjoyed both the book and the movie and would recommend you do both. There is a little variation on the characters in the movie and both had some interesting, yet different, twists.

A wonderful, warmhearted book. Far superior to the movie.

Really a lovely read. Most of the characters are different from the movie, so this is not the sole source of what you already saw on screen. It is another story -- funny and sweet and poignant and sometime plain ridiculous. Moggach probes each character's happiness and ability to be true to themselves. She doesn't feel the need to "resolve" each of them neatly, either. The novel meanders randomly -- but pleasantly. Enjoy.