Elizabeth Taylor Livres

Profiles the film star's collection of jewelry, providing descriptions of her most noteworthy pieces and describing their representation of particular relationships and events in her life.

The first time Elizabeth Taylor's acclaimed short stories have been collected in one volume, and its publication marks the centenary of Elizabeth Taylor's birth.

A collection of stories by the author of "The Sleeping Beauty", "Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont", "The Soul of Kindness", "In a Summer Season" and "Angel".

Camp Forrest was a World War II induction, training and prisoner of war facility in Tullahoma. The self-sustained city was home to seventy thousand soldiers and about twelve thousand civilian employees. In 1943, the base accepted and housed German and Italian POWs. After the war ended, the base was decommissioned and dismantled. The legacy of the facility at home and abroad is still evident today. The memories of those who lived, worked, trained and grew up during this time of sacrifice and war recount a time the world has not seen since. Author Elizabeth Taylor uses numerous personal interviews, newspaper articles, diaries and biographies to tell the stories of those who lived through the era.

Exploring the complexities of family life, the author delves into themes of alienation and desire, setting her narratives in familiar domestic spaces. With a keen sensitivity to human loneliness, the stories feature a diverse cast, including spinsters, orphans, and barmaids, each revealing the struggles of their inner lives. Celebrated by notable writers, the collection showcases the author's ability to blend empathy with incisive observation, offering profound insights into the human condition.

A humorous and compassionate look at friendship between an old woman and a young man.

Mossy Trotter is the only book for children by Elizabeth Taylor, a writer who is increasingly recognised as one of the best writers of the twentieth century.

A classic tale of fantasy and self-delusion from one of the most acclaimed British novelists of the twentieth century.

In this novel, first published in 1964, Elizabeth Taylor skilfully and subtly demonstrates the terrible danger of self-love, most deadly to those who live within its shadow.