A house in St John's Wood
Subtitle: in search of my parents
By: Matthew Spender
Edition: First American edition.
Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 436
ISBN-13: 9780374269869
Subjects: Critics; English Poets; Family; Biography; Pianists
Description: "A son's personal exploration of one of the most influential--and troubled--artistic couples of the twentieth century, Stephen Spender and Natasha Litvin"--
Notes: "Originally published in  2015 by William Collins, Great Britain"-- T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 403-421) and index.
Table of contents: title: Natasha's last wishes; title: A worldly failure; title: Without guilt; title: Suicide or romanticism; title: A sly Shelley; title: Mutual renaissance; title: Fires all over Europe; title: The purity was hers; title: America is not a cause; title: Your sins of weakness; title: Don't you ever tell a lie?; title: Dreaming one's way through life; title: Scandalous gossip; title: The irresistible historic mixed grill; title: the kindest face; title: A strong invisible relationship; title: Barrenness and desolation; title: Too ambivalent; title: You're unique; title: Without banquets; title: Over-privileged?; title: Might just as well be married; title: A nice little niche; title: Trust; title: Killing the women we love; title: Your father will survive; title: Romantic friendships before all; title: The right to speak; title: Guileless and yet obsessed.