At Mrs Lippincote's by Elizabeth Taylor
Elizabeth Taylor's first novel, published in 1945, hailed a brilliant new voice in twentieth-century literature.
Subtle, stylised, and rather special social comedy * Kirkus *
Witty, hilarious, astringent, devastating - her impeccable style can do anything and with such seemingly effortless ease -- Neel Mukherjee
Elizabeth Taylor is finally being recognised as an important British author: an author of great subtlety, great compassion and great depth -- Sarah Waters
Always intelligent, often subversive and never dull, Elizabeth Taylor is the thinking person's dangerous housewifeHer sophisticated prose combines elegance, icy wit and freshness in a stimulating cocktail - the perfect toast to the quiet horror of domestic life -- Valerie Martin
Taylor is one of the hidden treasures of the English novel -- Philip Hensher * Daily Telegraph *
Her best novels - At Mrs. Lippincote's (1945), A View of the Harbour (1947), A Game of Hide and Seek (1951) - are, in spite of their prim titles, funny, savage and full of loneliness and suppressed emotion. For her characters, as for their author, propriety is a survival mechanism, a way of keeping the show on the road -- Rachel Cooke * Guardian *
Witty, hilarious, astringent, devastating - her impeccable style can do anything and with such seemingly effortless ease -- Neel Mukherjee
Elizabeth Taylor is finally being recognised as an important British author: an author of great subtlety, great compassion and great depth -- Sarah Waters
Always intelligent, often subversive and never dull, Elizabeth Taylor is the thinking person's dangerous housewifeHer sophisticated prose combines elegance, icy wit and freshness in a stimulating cocktail - the perfect toast to the quiet horror of domestic life -- Valerie Martin
Taylor is one of the hidden treasures of the English novel -- Philip Hensher * Daily Telegraph *
Her best novels - At Mrs. Lippincote's (1945), A View of the Harbour (1947), A Game of Hide and Seek (1951) - are, in spite of their prim titles, funny, savage and full of loneliness and suppressed emotion. For her characters, as for their author, propriety is a survival mechanism, a way of keeping the show on the road -- Rachel Cooke * Guardian *
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 | 9781844083091 |
| ISBN 10 | 1844083098 |
| Title | At Mrs Lippincote's |
| 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 | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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