Tea & Antipathy : An American Family in Swinging London.
Title:
Tea & Antipathy : An American Family in Swinging London.
Author:
Miller, Anita.
ISBN:
9780897337625
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (242 pages)
Contents:
Front Cover -- Title Page -- Dedication -- Copyright -- About the Author -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1. Departure -- Chapter 2. Arrival -- Chapter 3. The Inventory -- Chapter 4. Slipcovers -- Chapter 5. Pat Foyle -- Chapter 6. Cynthia -- Chapter 7. Sheets -- Chapter 8. Dr. Bott -- Chapter 9. Liz and Jane -- Chapter 10. Sightseeing and Shopping -- Chapter 11. Further Adventures -- Chapter 12. Miss Pip -- Chapter 13. Help in Sight -- Chapter 14. Flood -- Chapter 15. The Science Museum -- Chapter 16. At the Pub -- Chapter 17. At Rose Emily's -- Chapter 18. Day Camp -- Chapter 19. Shopping -- Chapter 20. Chocolate and the Zoo -- Chapter 21. Evening at Maud Tweak's -- Chapter 22. Lunch -- Chapter 23. The Wallace Collection -- Chapter 24. Plumbing -- Chapter 25. Roof Garden and Knees -- Chapter 26. Evening Out -- Chapter 27. The Party -- Chapter 28. The Portobello Road -- Chapter 29. At the Bilkingtons' -- Chapter 30. Afternoon at Margaret's -- Chapter 31. The Green Line -- Chapter 32. The Pickwick Club -- Chapter 33. Interlude with Chemists -- Chapter 34. The Train -- Chapter 35. Arrival at the Castle -- Chapter 36. Life at the Castle -- Chapter 37. Back Again -- Chapter 38. Crockford's -- Chapter 39. Deathbed Wish -- Back Cover.
Abstract:
Tea & Antipathy is a delightfully hilarious and true account of one American family's summer in the posh London neighborhood of Knightsbridge in 1965. Capturing the helpless feeling that living in a foreign city often brings, the book recounts how the Millers met a wide variety of memorable characters from all social classes, including Mrs. Grail the Irish cleaning woman, who was convinced that their home was haunted and who hated the English; Basil Goldbrick, a businessman from Manchester; and Basil's clever wife Daisy, who resented Americans. Told in a gently sardonic tone, this story provides insight on what London was like during the Swinging Sixties and what it was like to uproot a family for an adventurous summer abroad.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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