This scathing "comedy of manners" set in the 1940s "steers us through the lives of women who come to New York . . . for love, money, opportunity, and a good time" (New York Times). At the center of this 1942 novel are a wealthy, self-involved newspaper publisher...
Set in pre-World War II New York City, A Time of Be Born offers a satirical send-up of city dwellers whose opportunism is only matched by their egotism. The novel revolves around a conniving novelist, Amanda Keeler, and her husband-a wealthy, self-important newspaper magnate...
Set against a marvelously atmospheric backdrop of the city in the months just before America's entry into World War II, Powell here offers a scathing and hilarious study of cynical New Yorkers stalking each other for selfish ends. At the center of the story are a wealthy, self-involved...