Rawlings John Author (2 results)
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Published by G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 2021
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Vero Beach Books, Vero Beach, FL, U.S.A.Vero Beach Books
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Fine condition dark gray boards with gold spine lettering contained in a fine condition non price-clipped photographic dust jacket. Includes List of Other Books by Laurence Leamer; Author Dedication; Acknowledgments; Notes; Bibliography; Photo Credits and Inde…x. Illustrated with a section of black-and-white photographic plates. "The shocking true stories behind Truman Coapote's never-published final novel, Answered Prayers - the dark secrets, tragic glamour, and Capote's ultimate betrayal of the group of female friends he called his "swans". "There are certain women," Truman Capote wrote, "who, though perhaps not born rich, are born to be rich." Barbara "Babe" Paley, Gloria Guinness, Marella Agnelli, Slim Hayward, Pamela Churchill, C.Z. Guest, Lee Radziwill (Jackie Kennedy's sister) - they were the toast of mid-century New York, each beautiful and distinguished in her own way. Capote befriended them, received their deepest confidences, and ingratiated himself into their lives. Then, in one fell swoop, he betrayed them in the most surprising and startling way possible. Bestselling biographer Laurence Leamer delves into the years following the acclaimed publication of Breakfast at Tiffany's in 1958 and In Cold Blood in 1966, when Capote struggled with a crippling case of writer's block. While enjoying all the fruits of his success, he was struck with an idea for what he was sure would be his most celebrated novel.one based on the remarkable, racy lives of his very, very rich friends. For years, Capote attempted to write Answered Prayers, what he believed would have been his magnum opus. But when he eventually published a few chapters in Esquire, the thinly fictionalized lives (and scandals) of his closest female confidantes were laid bare for all to see, and he was banished from their high-society world forever. Laurence Leamer re-creates the lives of these fascinating swans, their friendships with Capote and one another, and the doomed quest to write what could have been one of the greatest novels of the twentieth century." - from the inner front and rear jacket flaps. Riegel, Katy (book design); Nguyen, Vi-An (jacket design); Rawlings, John (jacket photograph); Price, Michael I. (author photograph) (illustrator).
Published by CSLI Publications, 1999
- Hardcover
Seller: Recycle Bookstore, San Jose, CA, U.S.A.Recycle Bookstore
Contact seller4-star sellerCondition: Used - Very good
US$ 28.50
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. The book has an inscription in black ink and a former owner's address sticker on the front endpage, very gently bumped top edge of the spine, light smudging to the edge of the textblock, and slightly loose hinges, otherwise the book is in very good condition with… crisp, unmarked pages, a tight binding, and attractive images throughout. The dustjacket has rubbing and surface scratching to both covers, mild fading to the spine, minor shelfwear to the edges and corners of the jacket most notable at the top edge, and very light toning to the flaps of the jacket, otherwise the dustjacket is in very good condition, intact and clean, and is now in an archival protective mylar.
