Blaming by Elizabeth Taylor
Blaiming, Elizabeth Taylor's last novel, is a subtle novel about grief, guilt and compassion.
A compassionate and devastating tale * Daily Mail *
Jane Austen, Elizabeth Taylor, Barbara Pym, Elizabeth Bowen - soul-sisters all * Anne Tyler *
Elizabeth Taylor had the keenest eye and ear for the pain lurking behind a genteel demeanour -- Paul Bailey * Guardian *
How deeply I envy any reader coming to her for the first time! * Elizabeth Jane Howard *
How skilfully and with what peculiar exhilaration she negotiated the minefield of the human heart -- Jonathan Keates * Spectator *
Taylor has the genius of making her characters understood, sometimes with an almost frightening clarity, perhaps because she is compassionate as well as relentless in her delineation of them * New York Times *
She's a magnificent and underrated mid-20th-century writer, the missing link between Jane Austen and John Updike -- David Baddiel * Independent *
Jane Austen, Elizabeth Taylor, Barbara Pym, Elizabeth Bowen - soul-sisters all * Anne Tyler *
Elizabeth Taylor had the keenest eye and ear for the pain lurking behind a genteel demeanour -- Paul Bailey * Guardian *
How deeply I envy any reader coming to her for the first time! * Elizabeth Jane Howard *
How skilfully and with what peculiar exhilaration she negotiated the minefield of the human heart -- Jonathan Keates * Spectator *
Taylor has the genius of making her characters understood, sometimes with an almost frightening clarity, perhaps because she is compassionate as well as relentless in her delineation of them * New York Times *
She's a magnificent and underrated mid-20th-century writer, the missing link between Jane Austen and John Updike -- David Baddiel * Independent *
Elizabeth Taylor (1912-1975) is increasingly recognised as one of the best British writers of the twentieth century. She wrote her first book, At Mrs Lippincote's, during the war while her husband was in the Royal Air Force, and this was followed by eleven further novels and a children's book, Mossy Trotter. Her acclaimed short stories appeared in publications including Vogue, the New Yorker and Harper's Bazaar.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781844083084 |
| ISBN 10 | 184408308X |
| Title | Blaming |
| Author | Elizabeth Taylor |
| Series | Virago Modern Classics |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Year published | 2006-04-06 |
| Number of pages | 192 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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