In September I will be hosting the Librarything read a long of Elizabeth Taylor’s The Soul of Kindness. Each month during this year of Elizabeth Taylor’s centenary there has been a different blog host, they have all been so brilliant, insightful and enthusiastic that I am feeling a little nervous now that it is coming to my turn.
As The Soul of Kindness is a novel which I haven’t read before I am going to read it next week to give myself time to properly think about it. I may even revisit the Elizabeth Taylor biography The Other Elizabeth Taylor by Nicola Beauman. Until I have read The Soul of Kindness I don’t know exactly what form each post will take – but I welcome ideas. I am very interested in the autobiographical side of Elizabeth Taylor’s writing, and I love her child characters- so maybe these are things I can explore. I also feel a giveaway coming on – details later.
What I would love though is to encourage others to read The Soul of Kindness too. So I’m giving you fair warning to run to your local bookshop or library and acquire a copy to read a long with us.
I was lucky enough to be sent a copy of Elizabeth Taylor’s complete short stories recently by the publisher. I have read a few of them already and I have to say Elizabeth Taylor was wonderful short story writer too. This is a really fabulous collection.
I am looking forward to my first blog host and hope that a lot of you will join in.
I’m looking forward to reading this one, too (I haven’t read it before either). And I’m sure you’ll be a brilliant host!
Thank you Laura, I am looking forward to it – but I can’t pretend I totally know what I’m doing 😉
You’ll be fine! Just stopped by to let you know I created the Mr Linky for reviews, on my Elizabeth Taylor Centenary page, and included a link to this post as well.
Thank you : ) – I am busy preparing my posts in advance – as I start back to work on the 3rd of Sept after the summer break. So I wanted to be ready. I read The Soul of Kindness the other day – I won’t say anything yet – but I liked it.
I have my copy standing by to read along and I’m looking forward to it. Don’t worry about the hosting – you’ll love it and do brilliantly!
Thanks for mentioning this over on Goodreads! I’ve ordered a copy from the library and will be joining you. It’s my first Elizabeth Taylor and I’m looking forward to it.
Excellent. I do hope you enjoy it, I have now finished reading The Soul of Kindness – but won’t post anything about till Sept 1st. I am now re-reading The other Elizabeth Taylor by Nicola Beauman – which I liking even more this time around. I have also a ear marked a few short stories to read too this week. Elizabeth Taylor was a wonderful short story writer.
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