Christina Stead was an Australian novelist and short-story writer acclaimed for her satirical wit and penetrating psychological characterisations. Christina Stead was a committed Marxist, although she was never a member of the Communist Party. She spent much of her life outside Australia, although she returned before her death.
Christina Stead in 1938
House in Pacific Street, Watsons Bay, Sydney, where Stead lived 1911-1928
Stead's plaque on the Writers Walk, Circular Quay, Sydney
Watsons Bay is a harbourside, eastern suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Watsons Bay is located 11 km north-east of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the Municipality of Woollahra.
Camp Cove beach in Watsons Bay
View of (The Gap), Watsons Bay, looking north
Former tram terminus, Gap Park, c1949
Camp Cove, Watsons Bay