Becoming Liz Taylor
£9.99
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.
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‘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 ThingsVal, 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 Chamb�ry.***
| Weight | 0.245 kg |
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| Dimensions | 19.8 × 12.9 × 2.1 cm |
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| Cover | Paperback |
| Pages | 352 |
| Language | English |
| Edition | 1st paperback ed |
| Dewey | 823.92 (edition:23) |
| Readership | General – Trade / Code: K |
