
by Christina Stead (Author), Christina Stead (Author)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 368
Edition: New edition
Publisher: Virago
Published: 14 Jul 1980
ISBN 10: 0860681289
ISBN 13: 9780860681281
Book Overview: From London's East End to Newcastle, this novel draws a picture of oppresssion, betrayal in the trade unions and Labour party and of hope deferred, through the lives of the working-class Cotter family. It also deals with the different kinds of love and sexuality banned from society's norms.