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Elizabeth Taylor

Elizabeth Taylor: Angel

May 1, 2026July 3, 2025 by Trevor Berrett

For #NYRBWomen25 I just read Elizabeth Taylor’s 1957 novel, Angel, a brilliant character study of a delusional author and the quiet devastation she leaves behind..

Categories Book Reviews, Elizabeth Taylor Tags 1950s, 1957, NYRB Classics 2 Comments

Elizabeth Taylor: A Game of Hide and Seek

May 18, 2026July 2, 2024 by Trevor Berrett

The most recent book we read for #NYRBWome24 was Elizabeth Taylor’s 1951 novel, A Game of Hide and Seek.

Categories Book Reviews, Elizabeth Taylor Tags 1950s, 1951 4 Comments

Elizabeth Taylor: Palladian

April 23, 2020 by Trevor Berrett

Elizabeth Taylor’s second book, Palladian, from 1946, shows she had a strong point of view and a genius ability to articulate it. Here are my thoughts on the novel.

Categories Book Reviews, Elizabeth Taylor Tags 1940s, 1946 2 Comments

Elizabeth Taylor: A Wreath of Roses

April 23, 2020July 23, 2015 by Trevor Berrett

Elizabeth Taylor has entered my personal Pantheon, largely on the strength of this single novel, A Wreath of Roses, which I think everyone should go read.

Categories Book Reviews, Elizabeth Taylor Tags 1940s, 1949 5 Comments
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