Palladian (Virago Modern Classics) - Softcover

Elizabeth Taylor

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1844087131 ISBN 13: 9781844087136

Publisher: Little Brown Paperbacks (a&C), 2011

Synopsis

When newly orphaned Cassandra Dashwood arrives as governess to little Sophy, the scene seems set for the archetypal romance between young girl and austere widowed employer. Strange secrets abound in the ramshackle house. But conventions are subverted in this atmospheric novel.

About this title

About the Author:

Elizabeth Taylor (1912-1975) was born in Reading, Berkshire and spent much of her life in Penn, Buckinghamshire. She is one of the most acclaimed British novelists of the twentieth century.

Review:

Elizabeth Taylor has an eye as sharply all-seeing as her prose is elegant - even the humdrum becomes astonishing when told in language that always aims for descriptive integrity, without a cliche in sight. As a result, Taylor excels in conveying the tragicomic poignancy of the everyday * Daily Telegraph * Elizabeth Taylor is finally being recognised as an important British author: an author of great subtlety, great compassion and great depth. As a reader, I have found huge pleasure in returning to Taylor's novels and short stories many times over. As a writer I've returned to her too - in awe of her achievements, and trying to work out how she does it -- Sarah Waters All her writings could be described as coming into the category of comedy. Comedy is the best vehicle for truths that are too fierce to be borne. -- Anita Brookner She's a magnificent and underrated mid-20th-century writer, the missing link between Jane Austen and John Updike -- David Baddiel * Independent *

About this edition

• Publisher: Little Brown Paperbacks (a&C)
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1844087131
• ISBN 13: 9781844087136
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208