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Capote's women : a true story of love, betrayal, and a swan song for an era Cover Image Book

Capote's women : a true story of love, betrayal, and a swan song for an era / Laurence Leamer.

Leamer, Laurence, (author.).

Summary:

"New York Times bestselling author Laurence Leamer reveals the complex web of relationships and scandalous true stories behind Truman Capote'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.""-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0593328086
  • ISBN: 9780593328088
  • ISBN: 9780593328101
  • ISBN: 0593328108
  • Physical Description: x, 356 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, [2021]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-345) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Answered Prayers -- Babe in the Woods -- Lilies of the Valley -- Slim Pickings -- The Marital Game -- The Notorious Mrs. C -- A Tub of Butter -- Gloria in Excelsis -- "She Is" -- A Guest in the House -- A Time of Reckoning -- Only Maids Fall in Love -- Divided Lives -- Princess from an Ancient Realm -- Fairy Tales -- Everything -- "Naaaah, They're Too Dumb" -- The Good Pocket -- Afterword -- The Swans.

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Capote, Truman, 1924-1984. Answered prayers.
Capote, Truman, 1924-1984 > Friends and associates.
Authors, American > 20th century > Biography.
New York (N.Y.) > Social life and customs > 20th century.
Genre:
Biographies.

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