**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - The author of The Aviator's Wife
returns with a triumphant new novel about New York's "Swans" of the
1950s--and the scandalous, headline-making, and enthralling friendship
between literary legend Truman Capote and peerless socialite Babe
Paley.
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People's Book of the Week - USA Today's #1 "New and Noteworthy"
Book - Entertainment Weekly's Must List - LibraryReads Top Ten
Pick
Of all the glamorous stars of New York high society, none blazes
brighter than Babe Paley. Her flawless face regularly graces the pages
of Vogue, and she is celebrated and adored for her ineffable style and
exquisite taste, especially among her friends--the alluring socialite
Swans Slim Keith, C. Z. Guest, Gloria Guinness, and Pamela Churchill. By
all appearances, Babe has it all: money, beauty, glamour, jewels,
influential friends, a prestigious husband, and gorgeous homes. But
beneath this elegantly composed exterior dwells a passionate woman--a
woman desperately longing for true love and connection.
Enter Truman Capote. This diminutive golden-haired genius with a
larger-than-life personality explodes onto the scene, setting Babe and
her circle of Swans aflutter. Through Babe, Truman gains an unlikely
entrée into the enviable lives of Manhattan's elite, along with
unparalleled access to the scandal and gossip of Babe's powerful circle.
Sure of the loyalty of the man she calls "True Heart," Babe never
imagines the destruction Truman will leave in his wake. But once a
storyteller, always a storyteller--even when the stories aren't his to
tell.
Truman's fame is at its peak when such notable celebrities as Frank and
Mia Sinatra, Lauren Bacall, and Rose Kennedy converge on his glittering
Black and White Ball. But all too soon, he'll ignite a literary scandal
whose repercussions echo through the years. The Swans of Fifth Avenue
will seduce and startle readers as it opens the door onto one of
America's most sumptuous eras.
Praise for The Swans of Fifth Avenue
"Exceptional storytelling . . . teeming with scandal, gossip and
excitement."--Harper's Bazaar
"This moving fictionalization brings the whole cast of characters back
to vivid life. Gossipy and fun, it's also a nuanced look at the beauty
and cruelty of a rarefied, bygone world."--People
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"The era and the sordid details come back to life in this jewel of a
novel."--O: The Oprah Magazine**
