The Swans of Fifth Avenue: A Novel

The Swans of Fifth Avenue: A Novel

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER â€¢Â TheÂ author of The Aviatorâ€™s Wife returns with a triumphant new novel about New Yorkâ€™s â€œSwansâ€ of the 1950sâ€”and the scandalous, headline-making, and enthralling friendship between literary legend Truman Capote and peerless socialite Babe Paley.

Peopleâ€™s Book of the Week â€¢Â USA Todayâ€™s #1 â€œNew and Noteworthyâ€ Book â€¢Â Entertainment Weeklyâ€™s Must List â€¢ 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 friendsâ€”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 womanâ€”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 entrÃ©e into the enviable lives of Manhattanâ€™s elite, along with unparalleled access to the scandal and gossip of Babeâ€™s powerful circle. Sure of the loyalty of the man she calls â€œTrue Heart,â€ Babe never imagines the destruction Truman will leave in his wake. But once a storyteller, always a storytellerâ€”even when the stories arenâ€™t his to tell.

Trumanâ€™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, heâ€™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 Americaâ€™s most sumptuous eras.

Praise for The Swans of Fifth Avenue

â€œExceptional storytelling . . . teeming with scandal, gossip and excitement.â€â€”Harperâ€™s Bazaar

â€œThis moving fictionalization brings the whole cast of characters back to vivid life. Gossipy and fun, itâ€™s also a nuanced look at the beauty and cruelty of a rarefied, bygone world.â€â€”People

â€œThe era and the sordid details come back to life in this jewel of a novel.â€â€”O: The Oprah Magazine
Country USA
Brand BALLANTINE GROUP
Manufacturer Random House Publishing Group
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780345528704
Color Red
ReleaseDate 2016-10-25
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780345528704

Country	USA
Brand	BALLANTINE GROUP
Manufacturer	Random House Publishing Group
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9780345528704
Color	Red
ReleaseDate	2016-10-25
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780345528704

The Swans of Fifth Avenue: A Novel

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