A Cup of Tea - A Novel of 1917

Rosemary Fell was born into privilege. She has wealth, well-connected friends, and a handsome fiance, Philip Alsop. Finally she has everything she wants. It is then, in a moment of beneficence, that Rosemary invites Eleanor Smith, a penniless young woman she sees under a streetlamp in the rain, into her home for a cup of tea. While there, Rosemary sees Eleanor exchange an unmistakable look with Philip, and she sends Eleanor on her way. But she cannot undo this chance encounter, and it leads to a tempestuous and all-consuming love triangle -- until the tides of war throw all their lives off balance. Inspired by a classic Katherine Mansfield short story, A Cup of Tea engages with its vivid -- and often amusing -- cast of characters, wonderful period detail, brilliant evocation of the uncertain days of World War I, and delightfully spare and picturesque sense of story.

About the author

A novelist and screenwriter, Amy Ephron is the author of A Cup of Tea, White Rose, Cool Shades, Bruised Fruit, and Biodegradable Soap. She lives in Los Angeles with her three children.

Product details

• Authors: Amy Ephron, Ephron Amy
• Publisher: William Morrow
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.06.2005
• EAN: 9780060786205
• ISBN: 978-0-06-078620-5
• No. of pages: 224
• Dimensions: 127 mm x 181 mm x 13 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION / Historical / General, Fiction: general and literary, FICTION: General, FICTION: Romance / Historical / American, FICTION: Romance / Historical / General, FICTION: Romance / Historical / Victorian, FICTION: Romance / Historical / Medieval, FICTION: Romance / Historical / 20th Century, FICTION: Historical / World War II, FICTION: Romance / Historical / Ancient World