Becoming Liz Taylor (inbunden, eng)

''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

Val, a widow living in Weston-super-Mare, spends lonely evenings dressing up as the movie star Elizabeth TaylorIt 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.

****Shortlisted for the debut novel prize at the ''Festival du Premier Roman'' in Chambéry.***