EVENT 28/05: Elizabeth Delo introduces Becoming Liz Taylor (Portishead)
We're delighted to be welcoming Somerset's own Elizabeth Delo to Portishead to introduce her debut novel, a moving story of love, loss and bereavement, Becoming Liz Taylor.
Date:
Tuesday 28th May 2024
Venue:
Max Minerva's, 28-30 High Street, Portishead, BS20 6EN
Time:
Doors at 19:00. Discussion at 19:30. Finish at 20:45.
Tickets:
£5.50 ticket only; 9.99 ticket with paperback book.
You don't need to bring your ticket with you, we will have a list of names on the door. Books will be available to buy on the night, priced £9.99.
50p from each ticket goes to Caring in Bristol.
ABOUT THE BOOK
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 Taylor. It 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.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
After completing a degree in French at Goldsmiths in London, Elizabeth trained as a teacher, and has worked in schools in London, Birmingham, Paris and Somerset.
Having written fiction in her spare time for many years, Elizabeth took a break from teaching in 2020 to do a Masters’ degree in Creative Writing at Bath Spa University, graduating with Distinction. It was on the MA course that she wrote her debut novel, Becoming Liz Taylor, which is currently available in hardbook, ebook and audiobook, and is published by Allen & Unwin (Atlantic Books). The paperback release is on 29th February 2024.
Elizabeth has taught creative writing classes and worked as a freelance editor. She loves cities, cinema and dance. She lives in Somerset.