Becoming Liz Taylor

Elizabeth Delo trained as a teacher and has worked in schools in London Birmingham Paris and Somerset. After writing fiction in her spare time for many years Elizabeth took a break from teaching to do a Master's degree in Creative Writing at Bath Spa University graduating with Distinction. She runs creative writing classes and has worked as a freelance editor.<br><br>Elizabeth has a degree in French from Goldsmiths in London. She has travelled in Europe Asia and the United States but always returns to her beloved France. She loves cities cinema and dance.<br><br>She lives in Somerset with her husband and has three children. <b>'An accomplished and memorable debut full of heart and heartbreak - an absolute corker for reading groups!' Ruth Hogan bestselling author of <i>The Keeper of Lost Things</i></b><br><br>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...<br><br>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.<br><br><b>****Shortlisted for the debut novel prize at the 'Festival du Premier Roman' in Chambéry.***</b> An unforgettable story of baby abduction which examines motherhood grief and the legacy of melancholy. <i>Becoming Liz Taylor </i>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! <i>Becoming Liz Taylor </i>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!