Capote’s Women: A True Story of Love, Betrayal, and a Swan Song for an

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Capote’s Women: A True Story of Love, Betrayal, and a Swan Song for an EraAuthor: Leamer, LaurencePublication Date: 10\/12\/2021Format: Hardcover\nBestselling biographer Laurence Leamer delves into the years following the acclaimed publication ofBreakfast at Tiffanysin 1958 andIn Cold Bloodin 1966, when Capote struggled with a crippling case of writers 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 novelone based on the remarkable, racy lives of his very, very rich friends.For years, Capote attempted to writeAnswered Prayers, what he believed would have been his magnum opus. But when he eventually published a few chapters inEsquire, the thinly fictionalized lives (and scandals) of his closest female confidantes were laid bare for all to see, and he was banished from their high-society world forever. Laurence Leamer re-creates the lives of these fascinating swans, 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.