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Letty Fox
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This book may appeal to you if you enjoy stories featuring strong, complex female protagonists navigating the vibrancy of urban life. Set against a backdrop of post-war New York City, it delves into themes of ambition, relationships, and societal expectations, with a narrative that offers both wit and psychological depth.
Letty Fox
Letty Fox tells her story as a self-styled woman in New York's world of passion, love and sexual bargaining. As a bright, uninhibited daughter of a middle class couple who believes the world is her oyster, Letty Fox tells it all - family secrets, social scandals, her desires and self-deceptions.
Christina Stead's brilliant satire of marriage, desire and the conventions that surround them.
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In this classic novel by Christina Stead, published here with an introduction by Carmen Callil, Letty Fox tells her story as a self-styled woman in New York's world of passion, love and sexual bargaining.
As a bright, uninhibited daughter of a middle-class couple who believes the world is her oyster, Letty Fox tells it all – family secrets, social scandals, her desires and self-deceptions.
Letty Fox discovers that the pleasures of modern love are matched by the pain and exhaustion of a game that men and women play unequally.
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Letty Fox by Christina Stead is celebrated for its rich character development and the depiction of a complex female protagonist navigating personal and societal challenges. Some readers appreciate its vibrant prose and incisive social commentary, while others find it dense and challenging. Overall, the book is praised for its insightful exploration of human relationships and emotion.
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ISBN: 9780522854053
Publisher: Melbourne University Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 01 May 2011
Country: Australia
Imprint: Melbourne University Press
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 53.0mm
Width: 131.0mm
Height: 199.0mm
Weight: 646g
Pages: 761
About the Author
Christina Stead was born in Sydney in 1902, and died there in 1983. Most of her life was spent elsewhere: in London, Paris and other places in Europe, and in the United States. Her first book, The Salzburg Tales, was published in 1934, followed by twelve more works of fiction. Letty Fox is Stead's sixth novel. She was the recipient of the inaugural Patrick White Literary Prize.
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