Stevie
by Hugh Whitemore

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Synopsis

Smith commutes to the West End to her work as a secretary at a publishing company.

Her evenings are spent at home with her beloved aunt - a world of battenberg cake, gossip, ginger nuts and sherry in tiny glasses.

But at the same time as leading this seemingly mundane suburban existence, she is writing the piercing poetry and prose that will one day make her famous.

Stevie is a biographical snapshot of both the poet and the private woman.

Shot through with wit, this is the story of an endearing heroine, her unconventional life, powerful and popular poetry and her greatest struggle: to keep waving and not drowning.

Themes Drama

Press Reviews

"Warm, engrossing and winning."

— Women's Wear Daily

"There is enough unassuming laughter in Stevie to provide a steady flow of pleasure."

— New York Magazine

Publication

Publisher Samuel French
Year 1977
Binding Paperback
Edition First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated)
Pages 78
Place London
Language English
ISBN-13 9780573114182
ISBN-10 0573114188
LCCN 78302447
LCC PR6073.H577 S8
DCC 822/.9/14

Stevie is a British play written by Hugh Whitemore and published by Samuel French in London (1977).

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