BECOMING LIZ TAYLOR

Becoming Liz Taylor tells the story of Val, a widow living in Weston-super-Mare, who spends her lonely evenings dressing up as the movie star Elizabeth Taylor. It seems to be a way of coping with the loss and trauma she experienced as a young woman.

One day, when Val sees a pram left unattended on the seafront, a detail on the baby’s blanket reminds her of the child she lost, and on a whim she kicks off the brake and walks away with the baby.

The novel has been described as a tense and profoundly moving read, right from the initial, shocking abduction through to its devastating climax.

Set in the present and the 1970s, Becoming Liz Taylor is a vivid and haunting depiction of love and loss. It explores motherhood, grief and the legacy of trauma in contemporary British society.

“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, bestselling author of THE KEEPER OF LOST THINGS.