A Time to Be Born

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...more

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 newspaper publisher and his scheming, novelist wife.   less