LONDON, July 25 (UPI) -- The late British novelist Elizabeth Taylor, who wrote about the intimate lives of women, has been rediscovered by filmmakers drawn to her romantic stories.
Six of Taylor's 12 books, including, "At Mrs. Lippincote's," published in 1945; "Angel," published in 1957; and "Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont," published in 1971, have been reissued by Virago Modern Classics in London, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.
U.S. writer Anne Tyler compared Taylor to Jane Austen, Barbara Pym and Elizabeth Bowen, and author Sarah Waters said, "I love the precision of her prose and sensitivity to the nuances of domestic life."
Reading only halfway through "Angel," French filmmaker Francois Ozon could see the novel's cinematic possibilities, the Chronicle said. "It's a book about what happens when you become very famous and prefer to live in a fantasy," Ozon said of the story he has made into "The Real Life of Angel Deverell," to be released next year.
U.S. director Dan Ireland also adapted Taylor's "Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont," which has been a huge hit in the San Francisco Bay Area, the report said. His production cost $750,000 and has already grossed close to $1 million.
