A little tea, a little chat
Stead, Christina, 1902-19832016
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Ever since his early manhood, since his marriage, he had bought women; most had been bargains and most had made delivery at once. He never paid in advance: 'I got no time for futures in women'. New York, on the cusp of World War II. Robert Grant, a middle-aged businessman, lives life by his own rules. His chief hobbies are moneymaking and seduction; he is always on the hunt for the next woman to beguile and betray. That is, until he meets his match: Barbara, the 'blondine', a woman he cannot best. A sardonic commentary on sexual relations and war as potent as when it was first published in 1948, A Little Tea, a Little Chat holds up a mirror to the corruption and cravenness of our late-capitalist moment.
Main title:
A little tea, a little chat / by Christina Stead ; introduced by David Malouf.
Author:
Stead, Christina, 1902-1983, authorMalouf, David, 1934-, writer of introduction
Imprint:
Melbourne, Vic. : The Text Publishing Company, 2016.©1948
Collation:
320 pages ; 20 cm.
Series title:
ISBN:
9781925355727 (paperback)
Dewey class:
A823.3
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
375898
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton Library | Adult Fiction - General | STEA | Onloan - Due: 12 May 2024 |