Tea & antipathy
Subtitle: an American family in swinging London
By: Anita Miller
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 232
ISBN-13: 9780897337434
Subjects: Social life and customs; Americans; Family; Biography
Description: "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"--
Table of contents: title: Departure; title: Arrival; title: The Inventory; title: Slipcovers; title: Pat Foyle; title: Cynthia; title: Sheets; title: Dr. Bott; title: Liz and Jane; title: Sightseeing and Shopping; title: Further Adventures; title: Miss Pip; title: Help in Sight; title: Flood; title: The Science Museum; title: At the Pub; title: At Rose Emily's; title: Day Camp; title: Shopping; title: Chocolate and the Zoo; title: Evening at Maud Tweak's; title: Lunch; title: The Wallace Collection; title: Plumbing; title: Roof Garden and Knees; title: Evening Out; title: The Party; title: The Portobello Road; title: At the Bilkington's; title: Afternoon at Margaret's; title: The Green Line; title: The Pickwick Club; title: Interlude with Chemists; title: The Train; title: Arrival at the Castle; title: Life at the Castle; title: Back Again; title: Crockford's; title: Deathbed Wish.