Book description
Vinny Tumulty is a quiet, sensible man. When he goes to stay at a small
English seaside resort his task is to comfort a bereaved friend,
Isabella. A past master at sympathy, Vinny looks forward to a solemn few
days of tears and consolation. Then, on the evening of his arrival, he
looks out of the window at the sunset and catches sight of a mysterious,
romantic figure: 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. But Emily is a sleeping beauty, her
secluded life hiding bitter secrets from the past. 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.
