Against the Current: As I Remember F. Scott Fitzgerald

Against the Current: As I Remember F. Scott Fitzgerald

In 1939, F. Scott Fitzgerald was in Hollywood, in failing health, trying to workâ€”write for the movies, sell some storiesâ€”and to continue to be the mainstay and anchor for his family, paying Zeldaâ€™s substantial hospital bills, educating Scottie and remaining, through letters, a protective and anxious father. The magazines were no longer clamoring for his stories; his books had nearly disappeared from the bookstores. The fame, money and high times of the early years seemed to have evaporated. Fortune had not deserted him entirely, howeverâ€”Frances Kroll applied for the position as Fitzgeraldâ€™s secretary. Young and a little shy, but nevertheless level-headed, intelligent, practical, versatile and resilient, Miss Kroll played a vital role during the last quiet but difficult twenty months of Fitzgeraldâ€™s life. They worked at home where she typed from his handwritten pages, ordered groceries, made appointments and listened while he talked out ideas. Finally, it fell to her to make his funeral arrangements and deal with the modest belongings. Nearly a lifetime later, Frances Kroll Ring gives us both the youthful experience of Fitzgerald, and her mature vision of it. This frankly admiring and respectful memoir of the extraordinary writer creates a uniquely domestic picture. We see an admirable and talented man carrying on with dignity, purpose and commitment against a tide of troubles and disappointments.

Country	USA
Author	Frances Kroll Ring
Binding	Paperback
EAN	9781932800098
ISBN	1932800093
Label	Figueroa Press
Manufacturer	Figueroa Press
NumberOfPages	155
PublicationDate	2005-06
Publisher	Figueroa Press
Studio	Figueroa Press
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Against the Current: As I Remember F. Scott Fitzgerald

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