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Christina Stead

Born

in Rockdale, New South Wales, Australia

July 17, 1902

Died

March 31, 1983

Website

http://www.openroadmedia.com/christina-stead

Genre

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Christina Stead (1902–1983) was an Australian writer regarded as one of the twentieth century’s master novelists. Stead spent most of her writing life in Europe and the United States, and her varied residences acted as the settings for a number of her novels. She is best known for The Man Who Loved Children (1940), which was praised by author Jonathan Franzen as a “crazy, gorgeous family novel” and “one of the great literary achievements of the twentieth century.” Stead died in her native Australia in 1983.

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	The Man Who Loved Children by Christina Stead, Randall Jarrell (Introduction) 3.56 avg rating — 4,753 ratings — published 1940 — 50 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	For Love Alone 3.69 avg rating — 210 ratings — published 1944 — 26 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Little Hotel 3.10 avg rating — 243 ratings — published 1973 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Letty Fox: Her Luck by Christina Stead, Tim Parks (Goodreads Author) (Introduction) 3.72 avg rating — 161 ratings — published 1946 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Seven Poor Men of Sydney 3.53 avg rating — 138 ratings — published 1934 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Beauties and Furies 3.74 avg rating — 58 ratings — published 1936 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Puzzleheaded Girl: Four Novellas 3.36 avg rating — 58 ratings — published 1967 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	House of All Nations 4.28 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 1938 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I'm Dying Laughing 3.43 avg rating — 49 ratings — published 1986 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Salzburg Tales 3.66 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 1934 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Give me your honest opinion. I don't want truth with a veil on—I like naked ladies naked.”
― Christina Stead, Miss Herbert (the suburban wife)

tags: inspirational-life

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“It is splendid—to be—loved! If we only—can—live up—to the thoughts—of us—by them—that love us!”
― Christina Stead, The Man Who Loved Children

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“Life is nothing but rags and tags and filthy rags at that. Why was I ever born?”
― Christina Stead, The Man Who Loved Children

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