Tea & Antipathy
An American Family in Swinging London
Nonfiction, Travel, Europe, Great Britain, Biography & Memoir
| Author: | Anita Miller | ISBN: | 9780897337632 |
| Publisher: | Chicago Review Press | Publication: | January 1, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Chicago Review Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Anita Miller |
| ISBN: | 9780897337632 |
| Publisher: | Chicago Review Press |
| Publication: | January 1, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Chicago Review Press |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
