A House in St John’s Wood : In Search of My Parents Paperback / softback
by Matthew Spender
Paperback / softback
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An intimate portrait of Stephen Spender’s extraordinary life written by Matthew Spender, shifting between memoir and biography, with new insights drawn from personal recollections and his father’s copious unpublished archives. Stephen Spender's life is a vivid snapshot of the twentieth century.
Making friends with Auden and Isherwood while at Oxford, together they enjoyed adventures in Europe, becoming early opponents of the rise of fascism.
Whilst pioneering modern poetry, Stephen later produced propaganda for the war effort – establishing an enduring reputation for mysterious activity.
Despite marrying Natasha Litvin, an ambitious young concert pianist, Stephen was often entangled with young men and never able to reveal his secrets, leaving her to introspective questions, as the artistic world of London circled them.
In this elegant memoir, his son Matthew offers an intimate portrait of a father, a marriage and an extraordinary life.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:448 pages
- Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers
- Publication Date:02/06/2016
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- ISBN:9780008132088
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Out of StockMore expected soonContact us for further information
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:448 pages
- Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers
- Publication Date:02/06/2016
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- ISBN:9780008132088