I'm Dying Laughing: The Humourist

Christina Stead's unforgettable final novel—a profound examination of love and radicalism during the McCarthy era

In the wake of the Great Depression, Emily Wilkes, a young American journalist, travels to a Europe still scarred by World War I. During her crossing, she meets Stephen Howard, a charismatic and wealthy Communist who quickly converts Emily to his ideals when the two become lovers. Upon their return to the States, they marry and settle into a comfortable life in Hollywood as darl...