Becoming Liz Taylor

Hardback Published on: 03/08/2023
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Synopsis

'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 information

  • Publisher: Atlantic Books
  • ISBN: 9781838958053
  • Number of pages: 352
  • Dimensions: 223 x 148 x 33 mm
  • Weight: 1g
  • Languages: English

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Becoming Liz Taylor
Though provoking and powerful
Val is a lonely widow in her seventies, who deals with her grief by dressing up as Liz Taylor. One day after a trip to the hairdressers, she spots a baby l... READ MORE
Vivienne
Becoming Liz Taylor
I adored this accomplished and multi-faceted debut
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 ... READ MORE
Nicola
Becoming Liz Taylor
A story to make you laugh and cry
This is a super story, beautifully told, and delivered far more than I expected. Elderly widow Val has never got over the loss of her baby son Duncan and t... READ MORE
KarensBookBag
Becoming Liz Taylor
A feel good read that would make an immensely watchable TV series!
Love, Loss and Optimism dominates this immensely readable debut Elizabeth Delo's Becoming Liz Taylor is a touching tale of love, loss and fractured fami... READ MORE
Asha Krishna