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An unforgettable story of baby abduction, which examines motherhood, grief and the legacy of melancholy. 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.
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Becoming Liz Taylor, Elizabeth Delo
- Language
- Released
- 2023
- Binding
- (Paperback)
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- Title
- Becoming Liz Taylor
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Elizabeth Delo
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Released
- 2023
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 352
- ISBN10
- 1838958061
- ISBN13
- 9781838958060
- Series
- Rating
- 4.3 out of 5
- Description
- An unforgettable story of baby abduction, which examines motherhood, grief and the legacy of melancholy. 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.