Books
by Elizabeth Taylor
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Complete Short Stories |
No grand adventures here but stories full of the pains, pleasures and hypocrisies of ordinary lives. Her characters may be isolated through loneliness, be disappointed ill-matched couples or unkind children. She seems to be able to conjure up a whole novel within the confines of the short story with her keen understanding of and sensitivity to human foibles, plus a wry smile. This is a hefty tome but wonderful to dip into because her writing is so good.
(Christine Miller - bwl 66 Autumn 2012) |
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Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont |
My introduction to Elizabeth Taylor - no, not that one! - the novelist, and what a delight. A genteel old lady moves to a residential hotel in the Cromwell Road. Her fellow guests are very curious to meet her grandson whom she often mentions. By chance she meets Ludo and when he visits she passes him off as the illusive Desmond. A tale of a friendship developing across an age gap. The hotel must surely have inspired Fawlty Towers!
(Chris Cozens - bwl 66 Autumn 2012) |
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