{"product_id":"capotes-women-a-true-story-of-love-betrayal-and-a-swan-song-for-an-era-paperback","title":"Capote's Women: A True Story of Love, Betrayal, and a Swan Song for an Era - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLaurence Leamer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDON'T MISS FX's \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eFEUD: CAPOTE VS. THE SWANS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e--THE ORIGINAL SERIES BASED ON THE BESTSELLING BOOK--NOW AVAILABLE TO STREAM ON HULU! \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Laurence Leamer reveals the complex web of relationships and scandalous true stories behind Truman Capote's never-published final novel, \u003ci\u003eAnswered Prayers--\u003c\/i\u003ethe dark secrets, tragic glamour, and Capote's ultimate betrayal of the group of female friends he called his \"swans.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"There are certain women,\" Truman Capote wrote, \"who, though perhaps not born rich, are born to \u003ci\u003ebe\u003c\/i\u003e 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 midcentury New York. 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 shocking way possible. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBestselling biographer Laurence Leamer delves into the years following the acclaimed publication of \u003ci\u003eBreakfast at Tiffany's\u003c\/i\u003e in 1958 and \u003ci\u003eIn Cold Blood\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor years, Capote attempted to write what he believed would have been his magnum opus, \u003ci\u003eAnswered Prayers\u003c\/i\u003e. But when he eventually published a few chapters in \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e, the thinly fictionalized lives (and scandals) of his swans were laid bare for all to see, and he was banished from their high-society world forever. Laurence Leamer recreates the lives of these fascinating women, 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLaurence Leamer\u003c\/b\u003e is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eMadness Under the Royal Palms\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Kennedy Women\u003c\/i\u003e, among many other books. He lives in Washington, DC, and Palm Beach, Florida.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.79 x 8.11 x 5.35 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 29, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978556277037,"sku":"9780593328101","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/tqLi29PAtI9780593328101.webp?v=1775805794","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/capotes-women-a-true-story-of-love-betrayal-and-a-swan-song-for-an-era-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}