Lynn Barber

The life of Elizabeth Taylor was non-stop drama 

Kate Andersen Brower has had access to the vast, unpublished archive of Hollywood’s queen - famed for her beauty, diamonds and unhappy marriages

Elizabeth Taylor, circa 1950 (Alamy)
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  • Elizabeth Taylor: The Grit and Glamour of an Icon

    Kate Andersen Brower

    Harper Collins, pp. 512, £26

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