
Biography of one of Australia's most renowned and internationally acclaimed authors, probably best known for her novel 'The Man Who Loved Children'. The author describes Christina Stead's early years in Sydney (1902-1928), her escape to London and, with Bill Blake, the discovery of love, and her subsequent years in Paris and New York. Rowley, the only biographer to be given access to Stead's intimate friends and private correspondence, has reconstructed her life and given an insight into her inner struggle as a writer and a woman.
Includes notes, a bibliography and an index.
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