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    A Cup Of Tea: A Novel of 1917

    By Amy Ephron

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    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.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateJul 21, 2009
    ISBN9780061957581
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    A Cup Of Tea: A Novel of 1917
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    Amy Ephron

    Amy Ephron is the bestselling author of the acclaimed novels One Sunday Morning and A Cup of Tea. Her magazine pieces and essays have appeared in Vogue; Saveur; House Beautiful; the National Lampoon; the Los Angeles Times; the Huffington Post; Defamer; her own online magazine, One for the Table; and various other print and online publications. She recently directed a short film, Chloe@3AM, which was featured at the American Cinematheque’s Focus on Female Directors Short Film Showcase in January 2011. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, Alan Rader, and any of their five children who happen to drop in.

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    • 5/5
      a quaint, quick and witty read, Cup of Tea is an excellent telling of the relationships in class, family, and sexuality at the dawn of World War I in New York. The composition of this book is perfect; like a classic pop album. The beginning vividly paints a picture, the middle swirls the paint and the end is a shock discovery hidden behind the canvas. Amy Ephron has a way with words and I feel honored to be given this book by her personally.
    • 4/5
      This book was reccomended to me. When I started it I thought it was going to be too victorian & predictable. But, what a nice surprise! It is a romance, set in New York during WWI, a chance meeting changes lives.
    • 3/5
      There is not much to this novel, but if you enjoy books about the early 20th century (as I do), you might like this. Rich girl sees poor girl and offers to help her. Rich girl's boyfriend falls for poor girl. Rich girl gets rid of poor girl - fast, but boyfirend pursues poor girl, etc. Tragic ending. Easy to read in an hour or two.
    • 3/5
      A very quick read but, alas, not as satisfactory as I thought it would be.The characters are somewhat incomplete and lack in depth.Perhaps, if the book had been longer, the writer could have made them more interesting and real.It almost felt as if she had wanted to write the book in a hurry, without the willingness to develop the plot.
    • 3/5
      Amy Ephron's A Cup of Tea is an interesting literary experiment that works best when read in concert with the original Katherine Mansfield short story (of the same name). Something in the tone seems anachronistic, but other than that, it's a quick and interesting read.