INTRODUCED BY DAVID BADDIEL
'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
Vinny Tumulty is a quiet, sensible man. When he goes to stay at a seaside town, his task is to comfort Isabella, a bereaved friend, and and he is prepared for a solemn few days of tears and consolation. But on the evening of his arrival, he looks out of the window at the sunset and catches sight of a beautiful woman walking by the seashore. Before the week is over Vinny has fallen in love, completely and utterly, for the first time in his middle-aged life. Emily, though, is a sleeping beauty, her secluded life hiding bitter secrets from the past.
| ISBN: | 9781844087143 |
| Publication date: | 3rd November 2011 |
| Author: | Elizabeth Taylor |
| Publisher: | Virago an imprint of Little, Brown |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 226 pages |
| Series: | Virago Modern Classics |
| Genres: |
Modern and Contemporary Fiction Classic fiction: general and literary Romance / Relationship Stories General Fiction |