Margaret Ann Spence

Broschiertes Buch

Cold War in a Hot Kitchen

A memoir of mid-century Melbourne

Beschreibung

The 1950s. Boring? Hardly. An influx of European refugees, stirrings of feminism, and the threat of a third world war were remaking Australia. As the Cold War chilled, inside a Melbourne house a young girl was caught in the crossfire of domestic conflict amid the clashing political and social values of her autocratic grandmother, her self-denying mother, and her glamorous aunt; three women who presented very different models of womanhood.

Autor

Margaret Ann Spence is the author of two novels, the awardwinning Lipstick on the Strawberry and the award finalist Joyous Lies. A graduate of Melbourne University, Margaret worked for Penguin Books (Australia) Ltd, and Walkabout magazine before moving to the United States to obtain a master's degree in journalism from Boston University. She worked in public relations, earned an MBA degree, and has published in newspapers and print and on-line magazines. Retaining close ties with Australia, Margaret was appointed the Australian Honorary Consul in Boston 1990-2000. She moved to Phoenix, Arizona, on her marriage to the Australian scientist, John C.H. Spence, FRS. Following his death in 2021 Margaret splits her time between Arizona and Massachusetts, where her children live with their families.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wakefield Press
• Seitenzahl: 340
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Juli 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 210mm x 140mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 617g
• ISBN-13: 9781923042438
• ISBN-10: 1923042432
• Artikelnr.: 71641072