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

â€œA catty, juicy read thatâ€™s like a three-martini lunch.â€â€”USA Today

â€œ[Captures] the mesmerizing sparkle and scandal of New York high society in the 1950s.â€â€”Chicago Tribune

â€œTantalizing . . . Readers will fall into a world of glitz, glamour and the exciting life of the rich and famous. The details and conversations are so rich, you may forget you're reading a novel.â€â€”Associated Press

â€œHighly entertaining.â€â€”The Washington Post

â€œTake Gossip Girl and move it to the 50s.â€â€”theSkimm

â€œThe strange and fascinating relationship between Capote and his â€˜swansâ€™ is wonderfully reimagined in this engrossing novelâ€â€”Sara Gruen, New York Times bestselling author of Water for Elephants

â€œYour next must-read book-club selection.â€â€”Jamie Ford, New York Times bestselling author of Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet

From the Hardcover edition.
Country USA
Manufacturer Random House Audio
Binding Audio CD
ReleaseDate 2016-01-26
UnitCount 10
Format Audiobook
EANs 9781101922750

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Random House Audio
Binding	Audio CD
ReleaseDate	2016-01-26
UnitCount	10
Format	Audiobook
EANs	9781101922750

The Swans of Fifth Avenue: A Novel

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