A Cup of Tea

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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. Read A Cup of Tea – kino-fada.fr Ephron s A Cup of Tea is a quick read but not one I d personally recommend I almost didn t finish it The novella is based on the similarly titled short story by Katherine Mansfield Set during WWI, the story begins when the privileged Rosemary Fell decides to bring home a poor young lady from the street for a cup of tea Her motives arebased on romanticized notions than pure altruism This chance encounter sets in motion a love triangle with devastating consequences.My primary faults wit Ephron s A Cup of Tea is a quick read but not one I d personally recommend I almost didn t finish it The novella is based on the similarly titled short story by Katherine Mansfield Set during WWI, the story begins when the privileg...SPOILER ALERT I picked this book up this morning while drinking my own cup of tea and didn t put it down until it was finished Obviously a quick read, this book is a beautifully written love tragedy that takes place during WWI A homeless woman named Eleanor is taken home for a cup of tea by a flighty woman named Rosemary Rose is engaged to a dashing man names Phillip who falls instantly in love with Eleanor as soon as he lays eyes on her Rose kindly sends El on her way, but Phillip manage SPOILER ALERT I picked this book up this morning while drinking...I found this little gem in a used book bookstore when I was looking for that something good to pick up and get into in the course of a weekend Read this about 3 times now before I joined Goodreads, need to pick this one up again There are just some...From my wonderful friends getting ready to travel the world through campsite and bicycle..see you in Laos WHAT I finished it last night and just about threw the damn thing across the room and into the wall to hit and fall with a satisfactorily thud my godOk, so, the ending was a bit ridiculous so sudden andwhat But, I guess it is up to the writer s art..I guess the story needed to end but the characters were so beautifully established and described True, the drama was somewha From my wonderful friends getting ready to travel the world through campsite and bicycle..see you in Laos WHAT I finished it last night and just about threw the damn thing across the room and into the wall to hit and fall with a satisfactorily thud my godOk, so, the ending was a bit ridiculous so sudden andwhat But, I guess it is up to the writer s art..I guess the story needed to end but the characters were so beautifully established and described True, the drama was somewhat annoying The things the characters did and ways in which they were choosing to live were a little lowbut it was so wonderfully told I could hardly put the book down I esp loved all the tiny chapters Makes for a great bathroom book And she had some great details about how little things would actually have been during that time Good stuff ok, and I guess the letter opener in the ending was like a poetic justice or something..psshhI dunno I think there were a number of ways it could have ended...The ending of this book was so unecessary and so upsetting I wanted to throw it across the room I will never read another book by this author I would have given it only 1 star but I did enjoy the atmosphere and it had an interesting short story feel to it that I did like I just don t understand why the author thought it neccesary to end the book in the w...Well, here is a book that would deter anyone from doing a good deed Rose is about to get married when she comes across a woman in the street When the woman asks for some money for a cup of tea, she decides to take her home and feed her She gives her some dry clothes, when her fianc walks in Philip is instantly smitten and it basically deteriorated from this point The entire book is filled with shit bags Rose was ok, up until the last few pages and then she also gets thrown on the shit bag Well, here is a book that would deter anyone from doing a good deed Rose is about to get married when she comes across a woman in the street When the woman asks for some m...MELODRAMA If that s your cup of tea, then A Cup of Tea is for you, Otherwise save the two hours it will take to read this slip of a book.This book was a quick read I liked it I could imagine this maybe happening in war timesyet not sure the wealthy would invite the poor into their home The ending was so quick and surprising.This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers To view it, click here Eleanor Smith is a woman on the street with nothing but a thin sweater to her name Rosemary Fell stands in an antique shop, just down the street, lavishly spending money, if only to keep up with appearances When Eleanor asks Rosemary if she could have enough money to buy a cup of tea, Rosemary thinks of how great it would look to take this woman under her wing, and decides to take her home and freshen her up This small encounter changes Rosemary and Eleanor s lives forever, whether they are Eleanor...I can t believe how much I loved this book Amy Ephron penned this story in the style of some of the classic writers, almost reminding me of the Bronte sisters It s so enthralling, I finished it in one day I absolutely could not put it down The story concerns only a handful of characters living in New York City in 1917 The U.S has entered the war and there is a different sort of atmosphere people are trying desperately to add some excitement to their lives and pretend the war doesn t exis I can t believe how much I loved this book Amy Ephron penned this story in the style of some of the classic writers, almost reminding me of the Bronte sisters It s so enthralling, I finished it in one day I absolutely could n...

A Cup of Tea
  • English
  • 05 September 2017
  • Paperback
  • 224 pages
  • 0060786205
  • Amy Ephron
  • A Cup of Tea