Elizabeth Taylor: The Grit and Glamour of an Icon

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Many years ago I read Elizabeth and Richard Burton: A Life, both excellent books on these Hollywood icons. So when I saw that a new biography of Elizabeth Taylor was released where some of her family and the late Senator John Warner (ex-husband) cooperated- I was intrigued to read it.

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Taylor's work is mainly concerned with the nuances of everyday life and situations. Her shrewd but affectionate portrayals of middle-class and upper middle-class English life won her an audience of discriminating readers, as well as loyal friends in the world of letters. She was a friend of the novelist Ivy Compton-Burnett and of the novelist and critic Robert Liddell. Her long correspondence with the latter forms the subject of one of her short stories, "The Letter Writers" (published in The Blush, 1951), but the letters were destroyed, in line with her general policy of keeping her private life private. A horror of publicity is the subject of another celebrated short story, "Sisters", written in 1969. [4] Big Time Rush star Kendall Schmidt reveals on social media that he's married to pregnant Mica Chu who shows off baby bump in crop top Al Pacino's girlfriend Noor Alfallah makes pitstop for coffee while out with her mother in LA... nearly six months after arrival of baby Roman Omid Scobie's new truth bombs: Harry and Meghan's pal says William 'embodies' the Firm and hints Duke's rift with King Charles could be 'on the mend'

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Grey's Anatomy actors Scott and Marika Foley sue Connecticut school and bus company after their son and a... Ant and Dec urge I'm A Celeb fans to create more 'chaos' in the Jungle by hinting who viewers should vote for as Camp Leader As a child and teenager in the 1980s/1990s, I was aware of Elizabeth Taylor as tabloid/gossip fodder. Later on, I was aware of her movie star status, her perfumes, and her AIDS activism. I'm a fan of Kate Anderson Brower's previous books, so I was intrigued to read her take on Taylor. Jordison, Sam (11 May 2012). "Rediscovering Elizabeth Taylor – the brilliant novelist". The Guardian . Retrieved 11 May 2012.

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