The stage plays of bernard j taylor are performed around the world. Using a wide variety of sources, including drama and mythologicalliterary texts as well as demographics, boswell examines the evidence that parents of all classes gave up unwanted children, exposing them in public places. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The kindness of strangers by bernard taylor goodreads. He has written several plays for the theatre, and has also written for television and radio. Books by bernard taylor author of sweetheart, sweetheart. Born in wiltshire, taylor moved to london to study at the chelsea school of art. Following active service in egypt in the royal air force, he studied fine arts in swindon, then at chelsea school of art and birmingham university. He has more recently written novels under the pseudonym jess foley. The only reason i dont rate this novel higher is that taylor has written similar themed novels that are in a higher league.
In the kindness of strangers, john boswell argues persuasively that child abandonment was a common and morally acceptable practice from antiquity until the renaissance. Author bernard taylors complete list of books and series in order, with the latest releases, covers, descriptions and. His novel madeleine also has an obsessed fanstalker who believes they are meant to be with an actor but that same sort of plot goes to much greater. Bernard taylor, is a british author of horror, suspense and romantic fiction and of truecrime nonfiction. In this new novel, he charts out a similar course minus the usual occult trimmings. The reaping paperbacks from hell book 3 kindle edition.
The soul of kindness elizabeth taylor dovegreyreader scribbles. Bernard taylor has 52 books on goodreads with 8828 ratings. While there, he took up acting and writing and continued with. On graduation he worked as a teacher, painter and book illustrator before going as a teacher to the united states.
Bernard taylor, born 1937 in wiltshire, england is a british author of horror, suspense and romantic fiction and of truecrime nonfiction. Like all of the underrated bernard taylors work the kindness of strangers is a well written easy to read smooth thriller. Based on something that actually happened to the author. Buy kindness of strangers new edition by bernard taylor isbn. The kindness of strangers is a one man play about the playwright tennessee williams. The kindness of strangers curley large print books bernard taylor on. The kindness of strangers curley large print books. Bernard taylor was born in swindon, wiltshire, and now lives in london. Following active service in egypt in the royal air force, he studied. When shenna preston, a young american movie star, abandons. Bernard taylor, born 1937 in wiltshire, england is a british author of horror, suspense and.