A Game of Hide and Seek
'Taylor is one of the hidden treasures of the English novel' Philip Hensher, Daily Telegraph
'Taylor is one of the hidden treasures of the English novel' Philip Hensher, Daily Telegraph
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781844086191 (1844086194)
Publish date: October 1st 2009
Publisher: Virago Press (UK)
Pages no: 320
Edition language: English
Another day is another world. The difference between foreign countries is never so great as the difference between night and day. A Game of Hide and Seek is a 1951 novel by Elizabeth Taylor. My copy was reprinted by NYRB Classics in 2012. I've not read anything by Elizabeth Taylor previously. ...
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