Letty Fox: Her Luck by Christina Stead
One hot night last spring, after waiting fruitlessly for a call from my then lover, with whom I had quarrelled the same afternoon, and finding one of my black moods on me, I flung out of my lonely room on the ninth floor (unlucky number) in a hotel in lower Fifth Avenue and rushed into the streets of the Village, feeling bad. Letty Fox is hunting for a husband. Her picaresque adventures are brilliantly described in this imaginative portrayal of a woman who might have been independent, but chose otherwise.
To open a book, any book, by Christina Stead and read a few pages is to be at once aware that one is in the presence of greatness.. Letty Fox: Her Luck is a fully achieved comic novel of a most original kind' -- Angela Carter
Reissued as part of the Apollo imprint's mission to rescue neglected literary gems, with a brilliant introduction by Tim Parks, it is a compelling tour de force, spilling over with exuberant characters, richly observed settings an mordant wit * The Lady *
A fascinating read which gives much food for thought as well as painting some larger than life characters and settings... Another worthwhile addition to Apollo's reprint series' * Shiny New Books *
A darkly comic novel * Simple Things magazine *
Reissued as part of the Apollo imprint's mission to rescue neglected literary gems, with a brilliant introduction by Tim Parks, it is a compelling tour de force, spilling over with exuberant characters, richly observed settings an mordant wit * The Lady *
A fascinating read which gives much food for thought as well as painting some larger than life characters and settings... Another worthwhile addition to Apollo's reprint series' * Shiny New Books *
A darkly comic novel * Simple Things magazine *
Christina Stead (1902-1983) was born in Sydney but lived for most of her life outside Australia. She wrote fifteen novels and several volumes of short stories. Her most famous novel, The Man Who Loved Children (1940) is also published by Apollo.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781786691392 |
| ISBN 10 | 1786691396 |
| Title | Letty Fox: Her Luck |
| Author | Christina Stead |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2017-05-04 |
| Number of pages | 592 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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