The Swans of Fifth Avenue (English Edition)

This a SUMMARY of the new novel by Melanie Benjamin, author of the New York Times bestselling book, The Aviator's Wife. It's a fictionalized history during the 50s, 60s and 70s about some of the most famous, interesting and oh so wealthy women and their fascinating relationships with Truman Capote. Capote and Babe Paley are the focus of most of the novel. Capote, was, of course, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of In Cold Blood as well as good friends with Harper Lee. Babe Paley was not only married to William Paley, president of CBS but came from a distinguished family and learned early on that appearances count. Capote was an unlikely "buddy" of Babe's, but though famous in their right, they both longed for love that never seemed attainable to either of them. One reviewer calls the novel, "A compulsively readable tale of friendship, betrayal, tragedy and unconventional love." That it is...and more.