'An accomplished and memorable debut full of heart and heartbreak - an absolute corker for reading groups!' Ruth Hogan, bestselling author of The Keeper of Lost Things
Val, a widow living in Weston-super-Mare, spends lonely evenings dressing up as the movie star Elizabeth Taylor. It seems to be a way of coping with the loss and sadness she has experienced in her life. One day, when Val sees a pram left unattended on the seafront, on a whim she kicks off the brake and walks away with it...
Set in the present and the 1970s, BECOMING LIZ TAYLOR is a vivid and touching depiction of love, loss and bereavement - thought-provoking, moving fiction for fans of Rachel Joyce, Emma Healey and Ruth Hogan.
****Shortlisted for the debut novel prize at the 'Festival du Premier Roman' in Chambéry.***
Publisher: Atlantic Books
ISBN: 9781838958053
Number of pages: 352
Weight: 505 g
Dimensions: 223 x 145 x 32 mm
Edition: Main
Becoming Liz Taylor is a truly compelling read and tackles the subject of loss and grief with brutal honesty and poignant sensitivity. It's such an accomplished and memorable debut full of heart and heartbreak - an absolute corker for reading groups! - Ruth Hogan, Ruth Hogan, bestselling author of THE KEEPER OF LOST THINGS
The incredibly eye-catching cover and title were the first things that attracted me to Becoming Liz Taylor by Elizabeth Delo, but once I read the blurb as well I was 100% sold on this book.
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This is a super story, beautifully told, and delivered far more than I expected.
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