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Beneath the facade of glitz and glamour

The Swans of Fifth Avenue by Melanie Benjamin

January 17, 2019 by Mikki Blu 1 Comment

“The scandalous, headline-making, and enthralling friendship between literary legend Truman Capote and peerless socialite Babe Paley.” This is a fictional telling of the socialite “Swans” of the 1950s and early 1960s that focuses mainly on Barbara “Babe” Paley, and her friendship with Truman Capote; however it includes many other famous women such as Slim Keith, C. Z. Guest, Gloria Guinness, Gloria Vanderbilt, and Pamela Churchill.  These are the fabulously wealthy ladies who lunch, dress to impress, marry often and love to gossip.  The era was […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: 1950s glamour, Babe Paley, melanie benjamin, scandal and glamour, truman capote

Mikki Blu's CBR11 Review No:4 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: 1950s glamour, Babe Paley, melanie benjamin, scandal and glamour, truman capote ·
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